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Banksia ericifolia

Banksia ericifolia
 drawn 1770; painted 1773; printed 1989
plate 741 from Banks’ Florilegium, Supplement

Medium
colour engraving and etching (à la poupée)
Measurements
x cm irreg. (image) × cm (plate) × cm (sheet)
Edition
ed. 26/100
Printing/Publishing
printed by Walter Bremner 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. 741 EDITION No. 26/100
embossed and inscribed in pencil l.r.: WB (in an oval) (dragon rampant) AHE (monogram) BM (banksia flower) (NH) ©1989
printed in ink (on mount) l.l.: S. Parkinson del.1770 / F. P. Nodder pinx. 1773
printed in ink (on mount) l.c.: PLATE 741 / BANKSIA ERICIFOLIA Linnaeus f. / Leucadendrum ericaefolium / Botany Bay, Australia / 28 April - 6 May 1770
printed in ink (on mount) l.r.: T. Scratchley & D. MacKenzie sculps. / R. Hughes sculps. 1986
Accession Number
2013.416.741
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