Collection Online
Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée) with hand-colouring
Measurements
31.3 × 26.7 cm irreg. (image) 45.9 × 29.7 cm (plate) 71.6 × 55.7 cm (sheet)
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Michael Barrett 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. 5 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: FO'S (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1980
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del. 1770 / F. P. Nodder pinx. 1781
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 5 / HYPSERPA DECUMBENS (Bentham) Diels in Engler / Adelioides decumens / Endeavour River, Australia / 17 June–4 August 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Sibelius sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.5
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
Gallery location
Not on display