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Mitrasacme pygmaea
drawn 1770; painted 1773; printed 1982
plate 218 from Banks’ Florilegium, part X: Australia

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Measurements
11.3 × 7.2 cm irreg. (image) 46.2 × 29.8 cm (plate) 72.2 × 55.9 cm (sheet)
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Gregory Burnet 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. 218 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: GB (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1982
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / J. F. Miller pinx.1773
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 218 / MITRASACME PYGMAEA R. Brown / Exacoides pygmaea / Bustard Bay, Australia / 22 May–24 May 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Smith sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.218
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