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Nestegis apetala

Nestegis apetala
 painted 1769-1770; printed 1986
plate 507 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 Peter Goddard 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. 507 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: PG (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) © 1986
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson pinx. 1769–1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 507 / NESTEGIS APETALA (Vahl) L. Johnson in Degener / Olea apetala / Motu aru Island, New Zealand / 29 November & 2 December 1769
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: G. Sibelius sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.507
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