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Samolus repens

Samolus repens
 drawn 1769; painted 1772; printed 1986
plate 505 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 Gordon Roberston 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. 505 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: GR (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) © 1986
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del. 1769 / J. Miller pinx. 1772
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 505 / SAMOLUS REPENS (Forster & G. Forster) Persoonr / Samolus prostratus / Tolaga Bay, New Zealand / 23 October–29 October 1769
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: D. MacKenzie sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.505
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