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Utricularia biloba
drawn 1770; painted 1775; printed 1983
plate 239 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XI: Australia

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée) with hand-colouring
Measurements
21.5 × 3.7 cm irreg. (image) 46.4 × 30.0 cm (plate) 72.1 × 55.9 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. 239 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: MH (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1983
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / J. F. Miller pinx.1775
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 239 / UTRICULARIA BILOBA R. Brown / Utricularia filiformis / Botany Bay, Australia / 28 April–6 May 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: D. MacKenzie sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.239
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