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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" London 1799-1810.

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Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Prints

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Plums: George Brookshaw's Framed Hand-colored 19th C. Aquatint
Plums: George Brookshaw's Framed Hand-colored 19th C. Aquatint

Plums: George Brookshaw's Framed Hand-colored 19th C. Aquatint

By George Brookshaw

Located in Alamo, CA

Brookshaw's 'Pomona' and Dr. Robert Thornton's 'Temple of Flora' are considered to be the finest British botanical works from the 19th century, the pinnacle of botanical illustration...

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Early 19th Century Academic Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Peaches, Nectarines: George Brookshaw's 19th C. Framed Hand-colored Aquatint
Peaches, Nectarines: George Brookshaw's 19th C. Framed Hand-colored Aquatint

Peaches, Nectarines: George Brookshaw's 19th C. Framed Hand-colored Aquatint

By George Brookshaw

Located in Alamo, CA

Brookshaw's 'Pomona' and Dr. Robert Thornton's 'Temple of Flora' are considered to be the finest British botanical works from the 19th century, the pinnacle of botanical illustration...

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Early 19th Century Academic Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint

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

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

By George Brookshaw 1

Located in Bristol, CT

Rivaled only by Dr. Robert Thornton's "Temple of Flora," Brookshaw's 'Pomona' is considered to be the finest British botanical work from a time when England dominated the field with ...

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Early 1800s Still-life Prints

Materials

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

By George Brookshaw 1

Located in Bristol, CT

Rivaled only by Dr. Robert Thornton's "Temple of Flora," Brookshaw's 'Pomona' is considered to be the finest British botanical work from a time when England dominated the field with ...

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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

By George Brookshaw 1

Located in Bristol, CT

Rivaled only by Dr. Robert Thornton's "Temple of Flora," Brookshaw's 'Pomona' is considered to be the finest British botanical work from a time when England dominated the field with ...

Category

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

By George Brookshaw 1

Located in Bristol, CT

Rivaled only by Dr. Robert Thornton's "Temple of Flora," Brookshaw's 'Pomona' is considered to be the finest British botanical work from a time when England dominated the field with ...

Category

Early 1800s Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Blue Muscadine Grape, PL XXXVIII
George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Blue Muscadine Grape, PL XXXVIII

George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Blue Muscadine Grape, PL XXXVIII

By George Brookshaw 1

Located in Bristol, CT

Rivaled only by Dr. Robert Thornton's "Temple of Flora," Brookshaw's 'Pomona' is considered to be the finest British botanical work from a time when England dominated the field with ...

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Early 1800s Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Agave or American Aloe: A Framed Hand-colored Engraving from Robert Thornton
Agave or American Aloe: A Framed Hand-colored Engraving from Robert Thornton

Agave or American Aloe: A Framed Hand-colored Engraving from Robert Thornton

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Alamo, CA

This is a framed hand-colored botanical engraving entitled "Agave or American Aloe" by Reinagle for Robert Thornton's publication 'The Temple of Flora, or Garden of the Botanist, Poe...

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Early 19th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving, Mezzotint

Plate XXXVIII Claremont, Homerton's white, Ford's black and the Genoa nectarines
Plate XXXVIII Claremont, Homerton's white, Ford's black and the Genoa nectarines

Plate XXXVIII Claremont, Homerton's white, Ford's black and the Genoa nectarines

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 the fruit grown around London and particularly in the royal gardens at Hampt...

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Early 1800s English School Still-life Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Plate LXXVIII  Pears (Valley, Petit Russelet, Doyenne, or Saint Michael, ...
Plate LXXVIII  Pears (Valley, Petit Russelet, Doyenne, or Saint Michael, ...

Plate LXXVIII Pears (Valley, Petit Russelet, Doyenne, or Saint Michael, ...

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 the fruit grown around London and particularly in the royal gardens at Hampt...

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Early 1800s English School Still-life Prints

Materials

Aquatint

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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.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Prints

Materials

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.

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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.

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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.

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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

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).

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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

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

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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.

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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.

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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).

Category

Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

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

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.

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

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

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.

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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Aquatint, Engraving, Mezzotint, Watercolor

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.

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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).

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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.

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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

A great admirer of Dr. Robert John Thornton whose work, The Temple of Flora, was also published in quarto size for Thornton’s great lottery, Brookshaw published his quarto in support...

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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

IN DEALER DETAILS The botanical works by Paul Jones were done with the same dramatic backgrounds and the same life-sized images as Dr. Robert John Thornton’s great 18th Century work...

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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

IN DEALER DETAILS The botanical works by Paul Jones were done with the same dramatic backgrounds and the same life-sized images as Dr. Robert John Thornton’s great 18th Century wo...

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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

A great admirer of Dr. Robert John Thornton whose work, The Temple of Flora, was also published in quarto size for Thornton’s great lottery, Brookshaw published his quarto in support...

Category

Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

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

A great admirer of Dr. Robert John Thornton whose work, The Temple of Flora, was also published in quarto size for Thornton’s great lottery, Brookshaw published his quarto in support...

Category

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

A great admirer of Dr. Robert John Thornton whose work, The Temple of Flora, was also published in quarto size for Thornton’s great lottery, Brookshaw published his quarto in support...

Category

Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

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

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

A great admirer of Dr. Robert John Thornton whose work, The Temple of Flora, was also published in quarto size for Thornton’s great lottery, Brookshaw published his quarto in support...

Category

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

A great admirer of Dr. Robert John Thornton whose work, The Temple of Flora, was also published in quarto size for Thornton’s great lottery, Brookshaw published his quarto in support...

Category

Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

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

A great admirer of Dr. Robert John Thornton whose work, The Temple of Flora, was also published in quarto size for Thornton’s great lottery, Brookshaw published his quarto in support...

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

A great admirer of Dr. Robert John Thornton whose work, The Temple of Flora, was also published in quarto size for Thornton’s great lottery, Brookshaw published his quarto in support...

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

BEAUTIFUL IMPRESSION, POSSIBLY A PROOF. Plate 22 from Thornton's ‘Temple of Flora’. Henderson prinxt. and engraved by Ward sculpt. 18 3/4 X 14 1/8, ...

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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 & Sons, London, with engraved signature at lower right, matted.

Category

1940s Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

WHITE LILY
WHITE LILY

WHITE LILY

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Santa Monica, CA

DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (circa 1768- 1837) THE WHITE LILY with Variegated Leaves, 1800 (iv/iv) Aquatint, etching and original hand coloring from Thornton's ‘Tem...

Category

Early 1800s Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Aquatint

George Brookshaw's Matted Figs Aquatint from "Pomona Brittanica"
George Brookshaw's Matted Figs Aquatint from "Pomona Brittanica"

George Brookshaw's Matted Figs Aquatint from "Pomona Brittanica"

By George Brookshaw

Located in Alamo, CA

Brookshaw's 'Pomona' and Dr. Robert Thornton's 'Temple of Flora' are considered to be the finest British botanical works from the 19th century, the pinnacle of botanical illustration...

Category

Early 19th Century Academic Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint

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