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Drosera uniflora

Drosera uniflora
 painted 1769; printed 1989
plate 743 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 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. 743 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: BW (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1989
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson pinx. 1769
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 743 / DROSERA UNIFLORA Willdenow / Drosera uniflora / Tierra del Fuego / 15 January - 21 January 1769
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: D. MacKenzie sculps. / R. Hughes sculps. 1989
Accession Number
2013.416.743
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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