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THBTwo 19th C. British Botanical Engravings - Dr. Thornton
Lot 120
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Join us for a very special summer auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one you won't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for a very special summer auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one you won't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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"Vinca Major Greater Periwinkle" Published November 1, 1808 by Dr. Robert John Thornton (British, 1768-1837), London. AND "Digitalis or Foxglove." Published ca. 1807 by Dr. Thornton, London. Painted by Edwards. Engraved by Dunkarton. Two stunning hand-colored engravings created for Dr. Robert Thornton who was most famous for his impressive flower book entitled "The Temple of Flora". One composition presents Vinca Major or Periwinkle, with depictions of the various parts to show the anatomy of the flower, and the other depicts Digitalis or Foxglove, including the different stages of development from seed to flower with cross sections. Both are set in mauve mattes with protective cellophane windows. Size of Vinca: 18.375" L x 13.125" W (46.7 cm x 33.3 cm) Size of matte: 23" L x 18" W (58.4 cm x 45.7 cm) Size of Foxglove: 18.5" L x 13" W (47 cm x 33 cm) Size of matte: 20.5" L x 15.625" W (52.1 cm x 39.7 cm)
Thornton's Temple of Flora is recognized as one of the greatest English color-plate flower books. A wealthy heir, Thornton trained as a medical doctor. Although he had success in the medical field and was appointed as physician to the Marylebone Dispensary and lecturer in medical botany at Guy's and St. Thomas's hospitals, he set out to unite the arts and sciences by creating his beautiful book. Interestingly, what Redoute produced supported by the patronage of L'Heritier, Marie Antoinette, the Empress Josephine, Charles X and the Duchesse de Berry, Thornton elected to pursue on his own, employing numerous artists to depict twenty-eight paintings of flowers. These were commissioned from Abraham Pether (also called Moonlight Pether), Philip Reinagle, Sydenham Edwards, and Peter Henderson. Sadly, this pursuit left Thornton in dire financial straits. In order to extricate himself of this debt, he created the Royal Botanic Lottery under Prince Regent's patronage.
Provenance: private Lucille Lucas collection, Crested Butte, Colorado, USA
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#134130Both sheets show normal toning, stains in areas, and minor losses/creases to peripheries. Slight fading to titles, but still legible. Imagery and coloring are very nice. Mattes are in good condition save slight age wear.Condition
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