Coprosma australis
drawn 1770; printed 1986
plate 469 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XXII: New Zealand

Sydney PARKINSON (draughtsman)

Frederick Polydore NODDER (attributed to) (final draughtsman)

Gerard SIBELIUS (engraver)

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 Gregory Burnet 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. 469 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: GB (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) © 1986
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del. 1770 / ? F. P. Nodder pinx.
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 469 / COPROSMA AUSTRALIS (A. Richard) Robinson / Pelaphia grandifolia / Totara nui, New Zealand / 15 January–6 February 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Sibelius sculps.
Accession Number: 2013.416.469
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
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Gallery location: Not on display