ARTIST: Dr. Robert John Thornton
PUBLISHER: Published by Dr. Robert John Thornton, London.
MEDIUM: Aquatint, stipple, and line engraving,
DATE: 1801.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 17 3/8 x 14" (44.2 x 35 cm).
DESCRIPTION: One of the more sought after images by Thornton.<br><br> Plate VI from "The Temple of Flora; or Garden of Nature. Picturesque Botanical Plates of the New Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnaeus." First state of two. Engraved by Earlom after the painting by Reinagle. This publication 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. The image does not do the actual print justice. It is bright, beautiful and well colored example.
CONDITION: Good condition and color
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