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Sesuvium portulacastrum

Sesuvium portulacastrum
drawn 1770; painted 1777; printed 1981
plate 135 from Banks’ Florilegium, part VI: Australia

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée) with hand-colouring
Measurements
18.0 × 27.5 cm irreg. (image) 46.2 × 29.9 cm (plate) 71.7 × 56.0 cm (sheet)
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Carl Ansari 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. 135 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: CA (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.1777
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 135 / SESUVIUM PORTULACASTRUM (Linnaeus) Linnaeus / Sesuvium corniculatum / Thirsty Sound, Australia / 29 May–31 May 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: D. MacKenzie sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.135
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