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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
Gallery location
Not on display