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Antique Botanical Print, the Persian Cyclamen by Thornton, Robert John, C.1804
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Botanical Print - the Persian Cyclamen by Thornton, Robert John c.1804. It is exquisitely
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Antique Early 19th Century Prints

Materials

Giltwood

THORNTON. The Roses
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in London, GB
Magnificent print by Robert John Thornton. Aquatint and mezzotint, printed in colour and finished
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1790s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint, Aquatint, Handmade Paper, Engraving

THORNTON. The Tulips.
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in London, GB
The Temple of Flora. Framed and glazed. London, 1799-[1807]. Second state. Thornton was a prolific
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1790s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint, Handmade Paper, Aquatint, Engraving

THORNTON. Group of Carnations
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in London, GB
Magnificent print by Robert John Thornton; aquatint and mezzotint, printed in colour and finished
Category

1790s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Engraving, Mezzotint, Aquatint

THORNTON. The Superb Lily.
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in London, GB
A magnificent print by Robert John Thornton; aquatint and mezzotint, printed in colour and finished
Category

1790s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint, Aquatint, Handmade Paper, Engraving

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
Category

Early 19th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving, Mezzotint

Antique Botanical Print, Dragon Arum by Thornton, Robert John, C.1804
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique botanical print - the dragon arum by Thornton, Robert John c.1804. It is exquisitely framed
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Empire Prints

Materials

Giltwood

THE DRAGON ARUM
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Santa Monica, CA
DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (circa 1768- 1837) THE DRAGON ARUM, 1801 (Dunthorne plate 161
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Early 1800s Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

Dragon Arum
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
ring in acknowledgment of the "splendid and elaborate Botanical works." The Thornton prints
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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

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

Dragon Arum
Dragon Arum
H 25 in W 21.25 in D 1.25 in
Oblique-leaved Begonia
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Russia, who sent Thornton a ring in acknowledgment of the "splendid and elaborate Botanical works." The
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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Plexiglass, Rag Paper, Silk, Watercolor, Arc...

The Blue Passion Flower
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Botanical works." The Thornton prints, originally to number seventy in all, were barely published in an
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

The Superb Lily
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Botanical works." The Thornton prints, originally to number seventy in all, were barely published in an
Category

18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

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

The Narrow-Leaved Kalmia (Mountain Laurel)
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Botanical works." The Thornton prints, originally to number seventy in all, were barely published in an
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Aquatint, Engraving, Mezzotint, Watercolor

The Queen Flower (Bird of Paradise)
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Botanical works." The Thornton prints, originally to number seventy in all, were barely published in an
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Aquatint, Engraving

Indian Reed (Cana)
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Botanical works." The Thornton prints, originally to number seventy in all, were barely published in an
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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Agave or American Aloe
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
ring in acknowledgment of the "splendid and elaborate Botanical works." The Thornton prints
Category

Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

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

The China Limodoron (Orchid)
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Botanical works." The Thornton prints, originally to number seventy in all, were barely published in an
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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Aquatint, Engraving, Mezzotint, Watercolor

The Blue Passion Flower
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Botanical works." The Thornton prints, originally to number seventy in all, were barely published in an
Category

Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

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

Bloodroot, Small Scale Cast Bronze Botanical Sculpture with Subtle Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
Bronze Sculpture Commission, Olbrich Park, Madison, WI 1994 Sculpture, Olbrich Botanic Gardens, Spring
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2010s American Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Bronze

Hosta Leaf, Small Scale Cast Bronze Botanical Sculpture with Subtle Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpture Commisson, Olbrich Park, Madison, WI 1994 Sculpture, Olbrich Botanic Gardens, Spring Display
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2010s American Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Bronze

Christmas Palm, Botanical Drawing, Colored Pencil on Paper, Framed in Silver
By Sylvia Beckman
Located in Chicago, IL
here with all its beautiful flowers. Drawn in colored pencil with fine detail, this botanical drawing
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Plums: George Brookshaw's Framed Hand-colored 19th C. Aquatint
By George Brookshaw
Located in Alamo, CA
Brittanica", considered to be the finest British botanical large format treatise of the 19th-century. His
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Early 19th Century Academic Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Swallow Tails, Double Butterfly Portrait Highly Detailed, Carved Silver Frame
Located in Chicago, IL
1994 Sculpture, Olbrich Botanic Gardens, Spring Display, Madison,WI 1994 Paintings & Drawings, North
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2010s American Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper

Kingfisher, Colored Pencil Drawing with Blue, Orange, Brown, Matted & Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
, Olbrich Park, Madison, WI 1994 Sculpture, Olbrich Botanic Gardens, Spring Display, Madison,WI 1994
Category

2010s American Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper

A huntsman with pointer in a landscape
By Philip Reinagle
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
, landscapes, and botanical scenes. The son of a Hungarian musician living in Edinburgh, Reinagle came to
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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

George Brookshaw's Black Frontiniac Wine Grape Aquatint from "Pomona Brittanica"
By George Brookshaw
Located in Alamo, CA
Thornton's 'Temple of Flora' are considered to be the finest British botanical works from the 19th century
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Early 19th Century Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Engraving

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Engraving

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Engraving

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Engraving

George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Black Apricot; Breda Apricot; Brussels Moor Park A
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Engraving

George Brookshaw (1751-1823), Blue Muscadine Grape, PL XXXVIII
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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Engraving

Herony II
By Sylvia Beckman
Located in Chicago, IL
, WI 1994 Sculpture, Olbrich Botanic Gardens, Spring Display, Madison,WI 1994 Paintings & Drawings
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Bloodroot, Gold Frame
Located in Chicago, IL
Botanic Gardens, Spring Display, Madison,WI 1994 Paintings & Drawings, North Seas Gallery, Charlevoix, MI
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2010s American Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper

Bloodroot, Gold Frame
Bloodroot, Gold Frame
H 18.25 in W 19.5 in D 0.5 in
Owl - Colored Pencil Drawing of a Great Horned Owl
By Sylvia Beckman
Located in Chicago, IL
, Olbrich Park, Madison, WI 1994 Sculpture, Olbrich Botanic Gardens, Spring Display, Madison,WI 1994
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Peaches, Nectarines: George Brookshaw's 19th C. Framed Hand-colored Aquatint
By George Brookshaw
Located in Alamo, CA
, plate 38 from his "Pomona Brittanica", considered to be the finest British botanical large format
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Early 19th Century Academic Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Three Sand Hill Cranes, Colored Pencil Drawing, Matted & Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
, Olbrich Park, Madison, WI 1994 Sculpture, Olbrich Botanic Gardens, Spring Display, Madison,WI 1994
Category

2010s American Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper

Plate LXXVIII Pears (Valley, Petit Russelet, Doyenne, or Saint Michael, ...
By George Brookshaw
Located in Fairlawn, OH
building fine cabinets detailed with hand-painted botanical and pomological motifs. Shortly afterward, in
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Early 1800s English School Still-life Prints

Materials

Aquatint

George III Serpentine Inlaid Writing Dressing Table
By Pierre Langlois
Located in Lymington, GB
see P. Thornton & W. Rieder ‘Pierre Langlois Ebeniste’ Part 4 (The Connoisseur, April 1972) p. 258
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Antique 1770s English Tables

Materials

Wood

Herony III - color pencil drawing of newly hatched Heron
By Sylvia Beckman
Located in Chicago, IL
Monumental Bronze Sculpture Commisson, Olbrich Park, Madison, WI 1994 Sculpture, Olbrich Botanic Gardens
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil

A Set of Ten Dr. Thornton Botanical Prints
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Woodbury, CT
An set of ten Dr. Robert John Thornton botanical prints published in 1811-12. Dr
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Antique 19th Century English Prints

Botanical Thornton, "The White Lily"
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
the greatest botanical books of all time. Though Thornton actually painted only one picture used
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Prints

Materials

Gold Leaf

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:  Indian Reed
H 37.5 in W 29.5 in
Botanical: The Pontic Rhododendron
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
ring in acknowledgment of the "splendid and elaborate Botanical works." The Thornton prints
Category

Antique 19th Century British Prints

Botanical: The Superb Lily
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Botanical works." The Thornton prints, originally to number seventy in all, were barely published in an
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Prints

Botanical: Fuschia Voodoo
By Paul Jones b.1921
Located in Florham Park, NJ
The botanical works by Paul Jones were done with the same dramatic backgrounds and the same life-sized
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Vintage 1970s British Prints

Botanical:  Fuschia Voodoo
H 36.5 in W 30.75 in
Botanical: Lapageria Rosea Dr. Bullock (Chilean Bellflower)
By Paul Jones b.1921
Located in Florham Park, NJ
, Inc. IN DEALER DETAILS The botanical works by Paul Jones were done with the same dramatic backgrounds
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20th Century British Prints

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

Antique Botanical Print, Nodding Renealmia by Dr. Thornton, Robert John
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Botanical Print - The Nodding Renealmia by Dr. Thornton, Robert John c.1801. It is
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Antique Early 19th Century Empire Prints

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Botanical Print Quadrangular Passion Flower by Dr. Robert Thornton 1802
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Botanical Print Quadrangular Passion Flower by Dr. Robert Thornton 1802
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Antique Early 19th Century English Empire Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Botanical Print The Winged Passion Flower by Dr. Robert Thornton 1802
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Botanical Print - The Winged Passion Flower by Dr. Robert Thornton 1802. Exquisitely
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Empire Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Botanical Print, Aloe by Dr. Thornton, Robert John, Circa 1798
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Botanical Print - the Aloe by Dr. Thornton, Robert John C.1798.. It is exquisitely framed
Category

Antique 18th Century Empire Prints

Materials

Giltwood

Dr Robert Thornton Engraving, The Quadrangular Passion Flower
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
for optimal clarity. Dr. Robert Thornton was an English physician and botanical writer who is best
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Antique 19th Century French Country Paintings

Materials

Wood

Blue Heron
By Sylvia Beckman
Located in Chicago, IL
Park, Madison, WI 1994 Sculpture, Olbrich Botanic Gardens, Spring Display, Madison,WI 1994 Paintings
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Egrit
By Sylvia Beckman
Located in Chicago, IL
, WI 1994 Sculpture, Olbrich Botanic Gardens, Spring Display, Madison,WI 1994 Paintings & Drawings
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Egrit
H 27.25 in W 20 in
Tri-Colored Heron
By Sylvia Beckman
Located in Chicago, IL
Park, Madison, WI 1994 Sculpture, Olbrich Botanic Gardens, Spring Display, Madison,WI 1994 Paintings
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Anatomy of the Dragon Arum & Anatomy of the Queen Flower 1804 by Dr. R.Thornton
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Paonia, CO
Anatomy of the Dragon Arum & Anatomy of the Queen Flower 1804 by Dr. Robert Thornton from A
Category

Early 1800s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

WHITE LILY
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Santa Monica, CA
. Thornton’s flower prints are perhaps the finest botanicals ever produced. Each flower is
Category

Early 1800s Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Hyacinths
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Botanical works." The Thornton prints, originally to number seventy in all, were barely published in an
Category

Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Laid Paper, Plexiglass, Silk, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Archival Tape,...

Pontic Rhododendron
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
ring in acknowledgment of the "splendid and elaborate Botanical works." The Thornton prints
Category

Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the thornton botanical you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, bronze and metal, every thornton botanical was constructed with great care. There are 4 variations of the antique or vintage thornton botanical you’re looking for, while we also have 6 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a thornton botanical — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A thornton botanical is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in modern and Empire styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one thornton botanical that is appealing in its simplicity, but Dr. Robert John Thornton produced versions that are worth a look.

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