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Epilobium nummulariifolium

Epilobium nummulariifolium
 drawn 1769; painted 1775; printed 1986
plate 451 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XXII: New Zealand

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Measurements
45.7 × 30.5 cm (plate) 72.4 × 55.6 cm (sheet)
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Jonathan Cassidy 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. 451 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: JC (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) © 1986
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del. 1769 / J. Cleveley pinx. 1775
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 450 / EPILOBIUM NUMMULARIIFOLIUM R. Cunningham ex Cunningham / Epilobium pendulum / Tegadu Bay, New Zealand / 20 October–22 October 1769
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: J. Goldar sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.451
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
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display