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Melaleuca quinquenervia
drawn 1770; painted 1782; printed 1981
plate 117 from Banks’ Florilegium, part VI: Australia

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée) with hand-colouring
Measurements
36.9 × 28.5 cm irreg. (image) 46.1 × 29.9 cm (plate) 71.7 × 55.7 cm (sheet)
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Michael Humble and Edward Egerton-Williams, London; published by Alecto Historical Editions in association with The British Museum (Natural History)
Inscription
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.l.: BANKS’ FLORILEGIUM / PLATE No. 117 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: MH (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1981
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / F. P. Nodder pinx.1782
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 117 / MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA (Cavanilles) S. T. Blake / Metrosideros terebinthina / Bustard Bay, Australia / 22 May–24 May 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Sibelius sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.117
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
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display