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Thornton Plate 23 the Maggot-Bearing Stapelia Print
Cockeysville, MD
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Dr. Robert Thornton Pl. 23, The Maggot-bearing Stapelia. #6 of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Edition, Limited edition of 500. Published … more Dr. Robert Thornton Pl. 23, The Maggot-bearing Stapelia. #6 of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Edition, Limited edition of 500. Published by Oppenheimer Editions, 2003. Blind embossed with the Oppenheimer Editions and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew logos. Dimensions: 23.5" x 18.5" Unframed. Dr. Robert Thornton’s Temple of Flora, 1798—1810, the third and final part of his New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus, is perhaps the single most famous of all florilegia. The driving force and visionary behind the creation of this great work, Dr. Robert Thornton employed other artists and engravers to produce it. Printed in color and finished by hand, a variety of techniques were used, including aquatint, mezzotint, stipple, and line engraving. Most plates were altered at various points, resulting in as many as four distinct states for some images. Dr. Robert Thornton (c. 1768—1837) intended to issue 70 plates dramatically and poetically illustrating Linnaeus’ discoveries about the sexual system of plants. In actuality, only 33 plates were completed before the well-stationed physician faced financial ruin. The project fell victim to Dr. Robert Thornton’s fanatical attention to detail and changing tastes of a social elite, who had become somewhat jaded by the preponderance of great flower books created during this period. When Thornton died in 1837 his family was nearly destitute. Despite his setbacks, Dr. Robert Thornton’s epic depictions of flowers are celebrated as one of the most significant artistic contributions to botanical art of that period. Established in 1999, Oppenheimer Editions has partnered with prestigious museums to make prints from their holdings. Works from the New-York Historical Society’s unrivaled collections of John James Audubon’s watercolors and the Hudson River School paintings are examples of art that otherwise would be unobtainable. Among the institutional collections we have partnered with are the American Museum of Natural History, the Field Museum, and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. These are not mere reproductions. They are limited-edition fine art prints made with the finest quality archival pigments on rag watercolor paper and executed to exacting standards. less
- Dimensions
- 18.5ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 23.5ʺH
- Styles
- Georgian
- Art Subjects
- Landscape
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- 1990s
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Green
- Condition Notes
- excellent, in portfolio excellent, in portfolio less
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Cockeysville, MD
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