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Thorntons Temple Of Flora

Robert John Thornton Flora Dispensing her Favors From the Temple of Flora 1807
Robert John Thornton Flora Dispensing her Favors From the Temple of Flora 1807

Robert John Thornton Flora Dispensing her Favors From the Temple of Flora 1807

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Savannah, GA

Flora Dispensing her Favors on Earth- Robert John Thornton, 1768-1837, from "The Temple of Flora

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Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Prints

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Pear Cluster, PL XLIX
George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Pear Cluster, PL XLIX

George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Pear Cluster, PL XLIX

Located in Bristol, CT

. Rivaled only by Dr. Robert Thornton's "Temple of Flora," Brookshaw's 'Pomona' is considered to be the

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Early 1800s Still-life Prints

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Engraving

George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Apple Cluster, PL LX
George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Apple Cluster, PL LX

George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Apple Cluster, PL LX

Located in Bristol, CT

. Robert Thornton's "Temple of Flora," Brookshaw's 'Pomona' is considered to be the finest British

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Early 1800s Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Fruit Cluster, PL XII
George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Fruit Cluster, PL XII

George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Fruit Cluster, PL XII

Located in Bristol, CT

. Rivaled only by Dr. Robert Thornton's "Temple of Flora," Brookshaw's 'Pomona' is considered to be the

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Early 1800s Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Cherry Cluster, PL V
George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Cherry Cluster, PL V

George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Cherry Cluster, PL V

Located in Bristol, CT

. Robert Thornton's "Temple of Flora," Brookshaw's 'Pomona' is considered to be the finest British

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Early 1800s Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

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Botanical Thornton, "The White Lily"

Botanical Thornton, "The White Lily"

Unavailable

H 36 in W 32 in

Botanical Thornton, "The White Lily"

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

Dr. Robert John Thornton (c1765 – 1832), "The Temple of Flora," London, 1798-1810. Painted by

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Prints

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Gold Leaf

The Queen Flower  (Bird of Paradise)
The Queen Flower  (Bird of Paradise)

The Queen Flower (Bird of Paradise)

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora. London, 1798-1810. Painted by

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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Aquatint, Engraving

The Blue Passion Flower
The Blue Passion Flower

The Blue Passion Flower

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora. London, 1798-1810. Painted by

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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

The Superb Lily
The Superb Lily

Dr. Robert John ThorntonThe Superb Lily, 1799

Unavailable

H 32 in W 27 in D 1.5 in

The Superb Lily

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora. London, 1798-1810. Painted by

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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

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Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Engraving, Gesso, Handmade Paper, Mezzoti...

Dragon Arum
Dragon Arum

Dr. Robert John ThorntonDragon Arum, 1812

Unavailable

H 25 in W 21.25 in D 1.25 in

Dragon Arum

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora… (Lottery Edition). London, 1812

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Handmade Paper, Plexiglass, Rag Paper, Si...

Oblique-leaved Begonia
Oblique-leaved Begonia

Dr. Robert John ThorntonOblique-leaved Begonia, 1800

Unavailable

H 37 in W 31 in D 1.5 in

Oblique-leaved Begonia

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora. London, 1798-1810. Painted by Reinagle, Henderson, Pether

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Plexiglass, R...

The Narrow-Leaved Kalmia  (Mountain Laurel)
The Narrow-Leaved Kalmia  (Mountain Laurel)

The Narrow-Leaved Kalmia (Mountain Laurel)

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora. London, 1798-1810. Painted by

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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Aquatint, Engraving, Mezzotint, Watercolor

Indian Reed (Cana)
Indian Reed (Cana)

Dr. Robert John ThorntonIndian Reed (Cana), 1804

Unavailable

H 38.5 in W 30.5 in D 1.75 in

Indian Reed (Cana)

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora. London, 1798-1810. Painted by

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Agave or American Aloe
Agave or American Aloe

Dr. Robert John ThorntonAgave or American Aloe, 1812

Unavailable

H 25 in W 21.25 in D 1.25 in

Agave or American Aloe

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora… (Lottery Edition). London, 1812

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Gesso, Handmade Paper, Plexiglass, Silk, ...

The China Limodoron  (Orchid)

The China Limodoron (Orchid)

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora. London, 1798-1810. Painted by

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint, Engraving, Mezzotint, Watercolor

The Blue Passion Flower
The Blue Passion Flower

Dr. Robert John ThorntonThe Blue Passion Flower, 1800

Unavailable

H 35.75 in W 30 in D 1.5 in

The Blue Passion Flower

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora. London, 1798-1810. Painted by

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Aquatint, Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Engraving, Handmade Paper, Plex...

Botanical:  The Superb Lily

Botanical: The Superb Lily

Unavailable

H 32 in W 27 in

Botanical: The Superb Lily

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora. London, 1798-1810. Painted by

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Prints

Botanical:  The Pontic Rhododendron

Botanical: The Pontic Rhododendron

Unavailable

H 32 in W 26.75 in

Botanical: The Pontic Rhododendron

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora… (Lottery Edition). London, 1812

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Antique 19th Century British Prints

Botanical:  Indian Reed

Botanical: Indian Reed

Unavailable

H 37.5 in W 29.5 in

Botanical: Indian Reed

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora. London, 1798-1810. Painted by

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Prints

Botanical:  Pair of Pomona Britannica Fruit Engravings:  Peaches, Pears
Botanical:  Pair of Pomona Britannica Fruit Engravings:  Peaches, Pears

Botanical: Pair of Pomona Britannica Fruit Engravings: Peaches, Pears

By George Brookshaw

Located in Florham Park, NJ

audience. A great admirer of Dr. Robert John Thornton whose work, The Temple of Flora, was also published

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Antique 19th Century Prints

Botanical:  Lapageria Rosea Dr. Bullock (Chilean Bellflower)

Botanical: Lapageria Rosea Dr. Bullock (Chilean Bellflower)

By Paul Jones b.1921

Located in Florham Park, NJ

and the same life-sized images as Dr. Robert John Thornton’s great 18th Century work, Temple of Flora

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20th Century British Prints

Botanical:  Fuschia Voodoo

Botanical: Fuschia Voodoo

Unavailable

H 36.5 in W 30.75 in

Botanical: Fuschia Voodoo

By Paul Jones b.1921

Located in Florham Park, NJ

images as Dr. Robert John Thornton’s great 18th Century work, Temple of Flora. Although Thornton died a

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Vintage 1970s British Prints

Plate 91.  Apples.
Plate 91.  Apples.

George BrookshawPlate 91. Apples., 1812

Unavailable

H 33.5 in W 29 in

Plate 91. Apples.

By George Brookshaw

Located in Florham Park, NJ

available to a larger audience. A great admirer of Dr. Robert John Thornton whose work, The Temple of Flora

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Plate 88.  Apples.
Plate 88.  Apples.

George BrookshawPlate 88. Apples., 1812

Unavailable

H 33.5 in W 29 in

Plate 88. Apples.

By George Brookshaw

Located in Florham Park, NJ

available to a larger audience. A great admirer of Dr. Robert John Thornton whose work, The Temple of Flora

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Cherries.  Plate IX.
Cherries.  Plate IX.

Cherries. Plate IX.

By George Brookshaw

Located in Florham Park, NJ

available to a larger audience. A great admirer of Dr. Robert John Thornton whose work, The Temple of Flora

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

Peaches XXXIV
Peaches XXXIV

George BrookshawPeaches XXXIV, 1812

Unavailable

H 29.25 in W 25 in D 1.75 in

Peaches XXXIV

By George Brookshaw

Located in Florham Park, NJ

available to a larger audience. A great admirer of Dr. Robert John Thornton whose work, The Temple of Flora

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Gesso, Handmade Paper, Plexiglass, Rag Pa...

Pears  LXXXII
Pears  LXXXII

George BrookshawPears LXXXII, 1812

Unavailable

H 29.25 in W 25 in D 1.75 in

Pears LXXXII

By George Brookshaw

Located in Florham Park, NJ

available to a larger audience. A great admirer of Dr. Robert John Thornton whose work, The Temple of Flora

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Handmade Paper, Plexiglass, Rag Paper, Si...

Pears LXXXII
Pears LXXXII

George BrookshawPears LXXXII, 1812

Unavailable

H 27.5 in W 23.5 in D 1.5 in

Pears LXXXII

By George Brookshaw

Located in Florham Park, NJ

audience. A great admirer of Dr. Robert John Thornton whose work, The Temple of Flora, was also published

Category

Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Handmade Paper, Plexiglass, Watercolor

Peaches XXVI
Peaches XXVI

George BrookshawPeaches XXVI, 1812

Unavailable

H 27.5 in W 23 in D 1.5 in

Peaches XXVI

By George Brookshaw

Located in Florham Park, NJ

audience. A great admirer of Dr. Robert John Thornton whose work, The Temple of Flora, was also published

Category

Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Handmade Paper, Plexiglass, Rag Paper, Wa...

THE DRAGON ARUM
THE DRAGON ARUM

THE DRAGON ARUM

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Santa Monica, CA

IMPRESSION, POSSIBLY A PROOF. Plate 22 from Thornton's ‘Temple of Flora’. Henderson prinxt. and

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Early 1800s Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

Roses (after Thornton's Temple of Flora)

Roses (after Thornton's Temple of Flora)

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Mezzotint, after "Roses" from Robert John Thornton's Temple of Flora, published 1947 by Thomas Ross

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1940s Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

WHITE LILY
WHITE LILY

WHITE LILY

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Santa Monica, CA

(iv/iv) Aquatint, etching and original hand coloring from Thornton's ‘Temple of

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Early 1800s Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Plate L  Black Muscadine
Plate L  Black Muscadine

Plate L Black Muscadine

By George Brookshaw

Located in Fairlawn, OH

. Ninety aquatint plates, printed in colour and on a scale comparable to Thornton’s Temple of Flora, depict

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Early 1800s English School Still-life Prints

Materials

Aquatint

The Sacred Egyptian Bean
The Sacred Egyptian Bean

The Sacred Egyptian Bean

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in New York, NY

Thornton's esteemed "The Temple of Flora." Painted by Reinagle, Hender, Pether et al. Excellent condition. It

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19th Century Romantic Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Archival Ink

The American Aloe

The American Aloe

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H 25.5 in W 21 in

The American Aloe

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora… (Lottery Edition).

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Antique 19th Century Prints

Dragon Arum

Dragon Arum

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H 25.5 in W 21 in

Dragon Arum

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora… (Lottery Edition).

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Antique 19th Century Prints

The Blue Passion Flower

The Blue Passion Flower

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H 35.5 in W 30 in

The Blue Passion Flower

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora. London, 1798-1810.

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Antique 19th Century Prints

Plate LXIV Scarlet Fleshed Romana Melon

Plate LXIV Scarlet Fleshed Romana Melon

By George Brookshaw

Located in Florham Park, NJ

available to a larger audience. A great admirer of Dr. Robert John Thornton whose work, The Temple of Flora

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Antique 19th Century British Prints

Reply Pineapple

Reply Pineapple

Sold

H 36 in W 32.5 in D 2 in

Reply Pineapple

By Brookshaw

Located in Florham Park, NJ

available to a larger audience. A great admirer of Dr. Robert John Thornton whose work, The Temple of Flora

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Antique 19th Century British Prints

Hyacinths

Dr. Robert John ThorntonHyacinths, 1801

Sold

H 37 in W 31 in D 1.5 in

Hyacinths

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora. London, 1798-1812. Painted by Reinagle

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Plexiglass, S...

Pontic Rhododendron

Pontic Rhododendron

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora… (Lottery Edition). London, 1812

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

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THORNTON. The Tulips.

THORNTON. The Tulips.

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in London, London

Aquatint and mezzotint, printed in colours and finished by hand, heightened with gum arabic, from The Temple of Flora. Framed and glazed. London, 1799-[1807]. Second state. Thornt...

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THORNTON. The Roses

THORNTON. The Roses

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in London, London

Magnificent print by Robert John Thornton. Aquatint and mezzotint, printed in colour and finished by hand, heightened with gum arabic, from The Temple of Flora. [London 1799] First ...

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1790s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint, Aquatint, Handmade Paper, Engraving

THORNTON. Group of Carnations

THORNTON. Group of Carnations

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in London, London

Magnificent print by Robert John Thornton; aquatint and mezzotint, printed in colour and finished by hand, heightened with gum arabic, from The Temple of Flora. [London 1799] First ...

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1790s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint, Aquatint, Handmade Paper, Engraving

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