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Hedyotis mitrasacmoides
drawn 1770; printed 1982
plate 143 from Banks’ Florilegium, part VII: Australia

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Measurements
14.6 × 14.2 cm irreg. (image) 46.2 × 29.8 cm (plate) 71.9 × 56.0 cm (sheet)
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Michael Linfield 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. 143 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: ML (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1982
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / Anon pinx.
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 143 / HEDYOTIS MITRASACMOIDES F. von Mueller / Houstonioides filifomis / Endeavour River, Australia / 17 June–4 August 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Smith sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.143
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