Robert John Thornton Collection

The Blue Passion-flower, 1799-1807. Creator: Robert John Thornton (British, 1768-1837)
The Blue Passion-flower, 1799-1807. In the 18th century, new engraving and etching techniques offered a variety of tonal effects that enhanced botanical prints

Sabrinas Silvery Flood, from Thorntons Pastorals of Virgil, 1821

Thenot Under a Fruit Tree, from Thorntons Pastorals of Virgil, 1821

Shepherd Chases Away a Wolf, from Thorntons Pastorals of Virgil, 1821

Blasted Trees and Flattened Crops, from Thorntons Pastorals of Virgil, 1821

Thenot and Colinet Lead Their Flocks Together, from Thorntons Pastorals of Virgil, 1821

Boy Returning Joyfully, with Plough and Oxen, from Thorntons Pastorals of Virgil, 1821

Unyok d Heifers, Loitering Homeward, from Thorntons Pastorals of Virgil, 1821

Thenot and Colinet Eat Their Evening Meal, from Thorntons Pastorals of Virgil, 1821

Menalcus Watching Women Dance, from Thorntons Pastorals of Virgil, 1821

A Rolling Stone Is Ever Bare of Moss, from Thorntons Pastorals of Virgil, 1821

Colinets Journey: Milestone Marked LXII Miles to London, from Thorntons Pastorals of Virgil, 1821

Thenot Remonstrates with Colinet, Lightfoot in the Background, from Thorntons Pastorals of Virgil, 1821

Thenot Remonstrates With Colinet, from Thorntons Pastorals of Virgil, 1821

Roses, 1799, (1944). Creator: Richard Earlom
Roses, 1799, (1944). Birds with a nest of eggs among varieties of roses, illustration after Robert John Thornton from his " Temple of Flora or Garden of Nature"

The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: The Pontic Rhododendron, 1799-1807. Creator
The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: The Pontic Rhododendron, 1799-1807. In the 18th century, new engraving and etching techniques offered a variety of tonal effects that enhanced botanical

The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: The Nodding Renealmia, 1801

The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: The Narrow-leaved Kalmia, Mountain Laurel, 1804

The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: The American Cowslip, 1801

The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: Blue Egyptian Waterlily, 1804

The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: A Group of Auriculas, 1803

The Temple of the Flora: American Bog Plants. Creator: Thomas Sutherland (British
The Temple of the Flora: American Bog Plants

The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: The White Lily with Variegated Leaves, 1800

The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: The Persian Cyclamen, 1799-1807. Creator
The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: The Persian Cyclamen, 1799-1807

The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: The Obique-leaved Begonia, 1800. Creator
The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: The Obique-leaved Begonia, 1800

The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: The Blue Passion Flower, 1800

The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: The American Aloe, 1807. Creator: Robert John Thornton
The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: The American Aloe, 1807

The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: Large Flowering Sensitive Plant, 1799-1807

The Dragon Arum, Black Calla or Solomons Lily, 1799-1807. Creator: Robert John Thornton (British)
The Dragon Arum, Black Calla or Solomons Lily, 1799-1807. In the 18th century, new engraving and etching techniques offered a variety of tonal effects that enhanced botanical prints

Roses, c1805, (1948). Creator: Richard Earlom
Roses, c1805, (1948). From " The Saturday Book", Eighth Year, edited by Leonard Russell. [Hutchinson, London, 1948]

Antoine de Jussieu, 18th century French botanist, 1807. One of a family of distinguished botanists, Antoine de Jussieu (1686-1758) was director of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, 18th century French chemist, 1801. Among other achievements, Lavoisier (1743-1794) was one of the discoverers of oxygen, and established the laws of chemical combination

Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist and physician, 1807. Linnaeus (Carl von Linne) (1707-1778) was the founder of the modern system of plant and animal nomenclature

Colinet Mocked by Two Boys, from Thorntons Pastorals of Virgil, 1821

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