Pernettya pumila
painted 1769; printed 1988
plate 717 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XXXIV: Tierra del Fuego
Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Rio Tinto Limited through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2013
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Brian Webb and Edward Egerton-Williams, London; published by Alecto Historical Editions, London in association with The British Museum (Natural History
Inscription
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.l.: BANKS’ FLORILEGIUM / PLATE No. 717 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: BW (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1988
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / S. Parkinson pinx. 1769
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 717 / PERNETTYA PUMILA (Linnaeus f.) Hooker / Arbutus pumila / St Vincent's Bay, Tierra del Fuego / 14 January 1769
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: E. Walker sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.717
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings