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Styphelia virdis
drawn 1770; painted 1774; printed 1982
plate 191 from Banks’ Florilegium, part IX: Australia

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée) with hand-colouring
Measurements
34.7 × 21.2 cm irreg. (image) 46.2 × 29.5 cm (plate) 71.9 × 56.0 cm (sheet)
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Michael Humble and Michael 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. 191 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: MH (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1982
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / J. Miller pinx.1774
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 191 / STYPHELIA VIRIDIS H. C. Andrews / Lisianthoides viridiflora / Botany Bay, Australia / 28 April–6 May 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Smith sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.191
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