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Salomonia oblongifolia
drawn 1770; painted 1773; printed 1980
plate 14 from Banks’ Florilegium, part I: Australia

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée) with hand-colouring
Measurements
24.0 × 13.5 cm irreg. (image) 46.0 × 29.9 cm (plate) 71.9 × 55.8 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. 14 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: MB (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) DB (banksia flower) (NH) ©1980
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / J. F. Miller pinx.1773
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 14 / SALOMONIA OBLONGIFOLIA de Candolle / Polygala monandra / Endeavour River, Australia / 17 June–4 August 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Smith sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.14
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