ARTIST: Dr. Robert John Thornton
PUBLISHER: Published by Dr. Robert Thornton, London.
MEDIUM: Aquatint and stipple engraving,
DATE: Dec. 1, 1804.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 18 1/8 x 15" (46.1 x 38.2 cm).
DESCRIPTION: From "The Temple of Flora; or Garden of Nature. Picturesque Botanical Plates of the New Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnaeus." Engraved by Caldwell, sculpt. Drawn by Henderson, pinxt. This publication was published between 1797 and 1807 and had a total of thirty-one plates. They are among the most important (and most beautiful) botanical prints ever published..<br><br> "One of the best examples of colour printing, often as many as four colours are printed from the one plate at one time. " - G. Dunthorn.
ADDITIONAL INFO: Framed.
CONDITION: Very good condition and color.
REFERENCE: Dunthorne #301.
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