Drosera uniflora

Drosera uniflora
 painted 1769; printed 1989
plate 743 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 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
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Gallery location
Not on display

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