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Parsonsia heterophylla

Parsonsia heterophylla
 drawn 1769-1770; painted 1774; printed 1986
plate 508 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 Robertson 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. 508 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. 1769–1770 / J. Miller pinx. 1774
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 508 / PARSONSIA HETEROPHYLLA Cunningham / Periploca capsularis / New Zealand / 8 October 1769–31 March 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: D. MacKenzie sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.508
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