THE WHITE LILY WITH VARIEGATED LEAVES.
Dr. Robert John Thornton
Artist's BiographyThe White Lily with Variegated Leaves.
Aquatint, stipple and line engraving, 1800
Image 17 3/4 x 13 7/8" (45.2 x 35.3 cm) plus title and margins.
Good condition and color. LOCATION: Washington D.C.
Inventory Number: 49662
Price: SOLD Publisher : Published by Dr. Robert John Thornton, London. From "The Temple of Flora; or Garden of Nature. Picturesque Botanical Plates of the New Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnaeus." First of four states. Engraved by Stadler after the painting by Henderson. Printed in color and finished by hand. This fine publication had a total of thirty-one plates. They are among the most important (and most beautiful) botanical prints ever published. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Botanicals , Dr. Robert John Thornton
