Dr. Robert Thornton
Lily - Superb Lily, 1812
An original antique colour mixed method engraving
13 x 9 ½ in
33 x 24 cm
33 x 24 cm
FLORAp2599
Lily: The Superb Lily, also known as the Turk's Cap, set in a romanticised North American landscape. The Temple of Flora was one of the finest illustrated botanical works ever...
Lily: The Superb Lily, also known as the Turk's Cap, set in a romanticised North American landscape.
The Temple of Flora was one of the finest illustrated botanical works ever produced with some thirty plates produced from 1798 to 1807. Thornton put every penny into the venture which ended in financial disaster. In an attempt to clear his debts, Thornton organised a lottery with twenty-thousand tickets at two guineas each with numerous ‘prizes’ including a smaller edition of the entire Temple of Flora.
The Temple of Flora was one of the finest illustrated botanical works ever produced with some thirty plates produced from 1798 to 1807. Thornton put every penny into the venture which ended in financial disaster. In an attempt to clear his debts, Thornton organised a lottery with twenty-thousand tickets at two guineas each with numerous ‘prizes’ including a smaller edition of the entire Temple of Flora.
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