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Artist
- Name:
- Thornton, Robert John
- Dates:
- 1768-1837
- Country:
- UK
Illustration
- Subject:
- Plants
- Technique:
- Metal engraving
- Engraver:
- Earlom, Richard
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- Missouri Botanical Garden Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus: and the temple of Flora, or garden of nature
- Author(s):
- Thornton, Robert John
- Published:
- London, 1807
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
Mezzotint showing a large bunch of roses of various species and colors busy with birds and insects as in the background, an antique monument can be seen standing in stormy weather.
Keywords: 1800s, 19th century, bird, flower, reference book, Rosaceae, rose
