Bombyx banksiae.

Artist: Lewin, J.W. | Title: Bombyx banksiae. | Date: 24 October 1803 | Technique: etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured; letterpress text
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Primary Artist

J.W. Lewin (1770–1819)

Title

Bombyx banksiae.

Source

Lewin, John. 'A natural history of the Lepidopterous insects of New South Wales'. London: J. H. Bohte, 1822

Page or Plate number

plate 9, facing p.10

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 874

Date made

1803 – 24 October 1803

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Illustrated book

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured; letterpress text

Matrix size

20.0 x 15.1 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove J.Whatman Turkey Mill 1826 paper

Manufacturers mark

watermark: J WHATMAN/ TURKEY MILL/ 1826

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

second edition

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

106494

Accession number

83.3069.10

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 3, 1983/84 (1983-09-09)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Tim and Anne McCormick, Sydney, September 1983.

Credit line

Purchased 1983

Subject categories

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Animal: Insect

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Lewin, J.W. | (1770–1819) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013