Edward La Trobe BATEMAN (illustrator), Samuel CALVERT (engraver)
X initial: Xanthosia dissecta; final: Exocarpus stricta
(1861)
design for The Catalogue of the Melbourne Public Library for 1861

Medium
wood-engraving and letterpress printed in red ink

Measurements
15.1 × 12.5 cm irreg. (image) 21.6 × 17.3 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mrs James Evans, Governor, 1989

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
printed in red ink l.l.: Initial: XANTHOSIA DISSECTA.
printed in red ink l.c.: Final: EXOCARPUS STRICTA.

Accession Number
P149-1989

Departments
Australian Prints / Australian Prints & Drawings

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