Melaleuca armillaris

Melaleuca armillaris
 drawn 1770; painted 1777; printed 1989
plate 739 from Banks’ Florilegium, Supplement

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Measurements
x cm irreg. (image) × cm (plate) × cm (sheet)
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Walter Bremner 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. 739 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: WB (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1989
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / F. P. Nodder pinx. 1777
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 739 / MELALEUCA ARMILLARIS (Solander ex Gaertner) Smith / Metrosideros armillaris / Botany Bay, Australia / 28 April - 6 May 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Smith sculps. / R. Talbot sculps. 1986
Accession Number
2013.416.739
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Rio Tinto Limited through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2013
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Gallery location
Not on display

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