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Muehlenbeckia australis
drawn 1769-1770; painted 1775; printed 1987
plate 533 from Banks’ Florilegium, part XXV: New Zealand

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
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. 533 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: GR (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1987
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1769-1770 / J. F. Miller pinx.1775
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 533 / MUEHLENBECKIA AUSTRALIS (G. Forster) Meisner / Polygonum baccatum / New Zealand / 8 October 1769-31 March 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: D. Mackenzie sculps.
Accession Number
2013.416.533
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