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Haemodorum coccineum
drawn 1770; painted 1773; printed 1980
plate 320 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XV: Australia

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Michael Linfeld 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. 320 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: ML (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1984
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / J.F. Miller pinx.1773
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 320 / HAEMODORUM COCCINEUM R. Brown / Wachendastrum corymbosum / Endeavour River, Australia / 17 June-4 August 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: T. Scratchley sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.320
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