Victorian Botanical Print of Lotus Flowers, Horn, 19th Century, Framed
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian style colored botanical print of lotus flowers titled \"The Sacred Egyptian Bean\" in white painted frame (after Dr. Robert John Thornton)
Horn
The Hirsute Stapelia, Robert John Thornton, 1807
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Savannah, GA
Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837), The Hirsute Stapelia, hand finished line, stipple and mezzotint engraving, quarto edition, 1807. Sight: 8 by 11 ½ inches; frame: 14 ½ by 1...
Paper
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, Poet, Painter and Philosopher', published in London in 1811. This beautiful botanical was created using several engraving techniques, including aquatint, mezzotint, stipple and line engraving methods. It was printed in color and then finished by hand. The print is presented in a gold-colored wood frame and a heather green mat, which is enhanced with a gold fillet. The frame measures 21.63" high by 16.63" wide and 1" deep. It is glazed with UV conservation glass. All of the mounting materials are archival. The original text page from the early 19th century publication is attached to the rear of the frame. The print is in excellent condition. Robert John Thornton (1765-1832) was attracted to natural history at an early edge and created his own botanical garden and an aviary as a boy. He graduated from Cambridge with a medical degree and set up practice as a London. He inherited his family fortune in 1797, which allowed Thornton the opportunity to devote time to his lifelong goal of creating an extensive scholarly work dedicated to the great classical Swedish naturalist, Carolus Von Linnaeus (1707-1778), also known as Carl von Linné...
Engraving, Mezzotint
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. This aquatint and stipple engraving partially printed in colors, w...
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
Giovanni Piranesi's "The Temple Of Hercules" Engraving, Framed
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Bradenton, FL
The Temple of Hercules Is the only surviving sacred structure in ancient Rome that was made of Greek marble. Located in on the eastern bank of Tiber, it is one of the oldest extant buildings in the city. Giovanni Piranesi memorialized this structure in his famed monumental etchings. This large black and white print...
Paper
$285
H 6.75 in W 5 in
Rio Osmarin (boats on the canal Rio de S. Provolo o de l'Osmarin, Venice)
By Judith Rothchild
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rio Osmarin shows boats on the canal Rio de S. Provolo o de l'Osmarin in Venice) It was created in 2006 and this impression is #31 of 75 It is signed, titled, numbered and dated by...
Mezzotint
$3,000
H 13.63 in W 21.75 in
Still Night (spooky Brooklyn brownstones on 7th Ave off Flatbush Ave)
By Frederick Mershimer
Located in New Orleans, LA
In "Still Night", Frederick Mershimer depicts a row of brownstone houses on Seventh Avenue near Flatbush Avenue between Park and Stirling Places. Mershimer remembers that as he was ...
Mezzotint
$2,500
H 11.57 in W 9.63 in
Destinations (Flatiron Bidg, 5th Avenue and Broadway at 23rd Street)
By Frederick Mershimer
Located in New Orleans, LA
In "Destinations", Frederick Mershimer creates an image of taxis rushing by the Fuller Building, better known as Flatiron Building. The building is only six feet wide at its rounded...
Mezzotint, Aquatint
Pair of 19th Century Belgian Botanical Lithographs
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of framed prints of 19th century lithographs, Belgium, circa 1870. The two prints depict five different peaches; the first Alexander and R...
$1,760Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 23.23 in W 16.93 in D 1.58 in
19th Century Hand-Colored Botanical Engravings in Victorian Style
Located in Seaford, GB
Pair of 19th-century British plant botanicals Engravings with Insects – John Curtis (1791-1862) Sold as a pair - Please let us know your choice on your purchase order: 1 - Dandeli...
Paper
John Gould Lithograph from 'The Birds of Great Britain'
By John Gould
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
John Gould (British, 1804-1881), 'Bubulcus Russatus', Buff Backed Heron, from 'The Birds of Great Britain', hand colored lithograph, published 1...
Paper
John Gould Lithograph from 'The Birds of Europe'
By John Gould
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
John Gould (English, 1804-1881), 'Rufous Backed Egret, Ardea Rufsata', Cattle Erget, 1832-1837, hand colored lithograph from 'The Birds of Europe', fra...
Paper
$744 / set
H 16.54 in W 12.21 in D 0.04 in
Pair of Antique Flower Prints, Italian, Late 19th Century, Paper
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Pair of Italian prints , collected from "Winter Flowers" and "Autumn Flowers" dated 1894 - authors: Arnaldo Ferraguti and Tito Chelazzi. Now I have only these two prints, because ...
Paper
$700
H 12 in W 18 in
Drift Mezzotint Print, American Modern, 2010s, #3 of 10, Unframed
By Jacob Crook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Drift is a hand-pulled mezzotint in an edition of 10. This is #3/10. Location is Jarnigan ST in Starksville, Mississippi Jacob Crook was born in St. Loui...
Mezzotint
$2,000
H 25 in W 27.5 in D 1 in
19th-Century Pair of Equestrian Engravings – Framed Antique Hunting Prints
By William Barraud
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Bring the allure of the English countryside into your home with this remarkable pair of antique equestrian prints. These hand-colored engravi...
Wood, Paper, Glass
$1,200 / set
H 25.5 in W 31 in D 0.75 in
Prideaux John Selby and Robert Mitford, 4 Hand Colored Restrike Prints of Birds
By John Selby
Located in Morristown, NJ
From Selby's Illustrations of British Ornithology (London: 1841-1846). Likely a restrike printing (20th c.,) hand-colored prints, embossed with plate marks, includes two after Pridea...
Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
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H 37 in W 32 in D 2 in
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 framed in a gold and black empire style star clad giltwood frame Additional infor...
Giltwood
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 exquisitely framed in a gold and black empire style star clad giltwood frame Additional ...
Giltwood
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H 37 in W 32 in D 2 in
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 framed in an empire style frame.
Paper
Sold
H 37 in W 32 in D 2 in
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
Paper
Sold
H 19.5 in W 13.5 in
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 New Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnaeus by Thornton [The Genera of Exotic and Indigenous Plants that are to be met with in Great Britain; arranged according to the reformed system, by Thornton] The Temple of Flora 1787-1810. An offshoot of his larger masterpiece of the same title, Thornton attempted to explain Linnaean botany, as well as expound upon his own botanical theories. The work celebrates great contemporary and historical botanists and their supporters and also includes plates of many cross-sections of plant stems. Cf. Nissen BBI 1955. Both the Anatomy of the Dragon Arum and the Anatomy of the Queen flower are illustrated by Peter Charles Henderson . They are in good condition with a few small marginal tears repaired at edges and minor age appropriate foxing. These prints are professionally and beautifully hand colored. Dr. Robert John Thornton ( 1768 -1837 ) was an English physician and botanical writer and a member of the University of Cambridge and the Royal London College of Physicians. He had a great love of botany and is best known for the his dramatic large folio plates of The Temple of Flora published in 1799. Complete volumes and even individual prints of The Temple of Flora are rare and found in the rare book rooms...
Engraving
The Sacred Egyptian Bean
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in New York, NY
This graphic hand colored engraving was realized by the botanist/physician Dr. Robert John Thornton, circa 1804. It features the leaves and flowers of the Egyptian bean plant with t...
Paper, Archival Ink
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, pg. 250 i/iii; Nissen 1 955) Mezzotint printed in Payne's grey...
Mezzotint
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...
Aquatint
Mezzotint "American Bog Plants" by Dr. Thornton
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Framed mezzotint "American Bog Plants" representing the fetid pothos, pitcher plant, Venus's fly trap and Sutherland sculp. Published by Dr. Robert John Thorn...