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Pterostylis revoluta
drawn 1770; painted 1780; printed 1984
plate 318 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XV: Australia

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Paul Cyr and Edward Egerton-Williams, London; published by Alecto Historical Editions, London in association with The British Museum (Natural History)
Inscription
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.l.: BANKS’ FLORILEGIUM / PLATE No. 318 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: PC (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1984
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / F. P. Nodder pinx.1780
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 318 / Pterostylis Revoluta R. Brown / Arethusa tetrapetala / Botany Bay, Australia / 28 April-6 May 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Sibelius sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.318
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
Gallery location
Not on display