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Helichrysum bracteatum

Helichrysum bracteatum
 drawn 1770; painted 1779; printed 1989
plate 740 from Banks’ Florilegium, Supplement

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
Reproduction requests
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. 740 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. 1779
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 740 / HELICHRYSUM BRACTEATUM (Ventenat) Andrews / Xeranthmum aureum / Bustard Bay & Bay of Inlets, Australia / 22 May - 31 May 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: D. MacKenzie sculps. / R Hughes sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.740
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
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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