THE QUADRANGULAR PASSION-FLOWER.
Dr. Robert John Thornton
Artist's BiographyThe Quadrangular Passion-flower.
Aquatint and stipple engraving, June 1, 1802
Image size 18 1/8 x 14 3/8" (461 x 365 mm) plus title and margins.
Good condition and color. Small top margin. LOCATION: New York City
Inventory Number: 33225
Price: $3,500.00 Publisher : Published by Dr. Thornton, London. A fine botanical print from Thornton's "The Temple of Flora or the Garden of Nature". Engraved by Hopewood after the painting by Henderson. This publication was printed between 1799 and 1807 and had a total of thirty-one plates. They are among the most important (and most beautiful) botanical prints ever published. Printed in color and finished by hand. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Botanicals , Dr. Robert John Thornton
