{"title":"Thornton - Folio","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"thornton-folio001","title":"The Suberb Lily","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Author: \u003c\/b\u003eDr. Robert John Thornton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnaeus...and the Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Publication: \u003c\/b\u003e1787-1812\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle: \u003c\/b\u003eLarge Folio - Printed in color using mezzotint, aquatint, engraving, etching, and stipple engraving processes with Original Hand-finished Coloring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper Size: \u003c\/b\u003e~ 17 1\/8\" by 22 3\/4\"; Image ~ 14\" by 17 1\/2\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eThe work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some very light toning, marks, smudging, or handling mostly present to margins.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription of the work:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis dramatic large folio botanical engraving is from Dr. Robert John Thornton’s work \u003cem\u003eNew Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnaeus...and the Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e.  This was the first edition of the work published in London by between 1787 and 1812.  Each engraving was made using stipple, mezzotint, and aquatint processes and some feature hand-coloring heightened with gum Arabic.  The engraving will include the text when available to send with the plate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThornton’s engravings featured an uncommon composition in which the subject was seen oversized in relation to the background giving the plates a theatrical presence.  \u003cem\u003eTemple of Flora\u003c\/em\u003e is often considered the greatest achievement in British botanical art.  Thornton employed some of the foremost artists to create the plates included Peter Charles Henderson, Philip Reinagle, Abraham Pether, and Sydenham Edwards.  Richard Earlom, James Caldwall, Thomas Sutherland, and Joseph Constantine Stadler were the engravers for \u003cem\u003eTemple of Flora\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThornton's \u003cem\u003eThe Temple of Flora\u003c\/em\u003e is the greatest English colour-plate flower book. \"...[Thornton] inherited a competent fortune and trained as a doctor. He appears to have had considerable success in practice and was appointed both physician to the Marylebone Dispensary and lecturer in medical botany at Guy's and St. Thomas's hospitals.  But quite early in his career he embarked on his...great work. What Redouté produced under the patronage of L'Héritier, Marie Antoinette, the Empress Josephine, Charles X, and the Duchesse de Berry, Thornton set out to do alone...Numerous important artists were engaged...twenty-eight paintings of flowers commissioned from Abraham Pether, known as `Moonlight Pether,' Philip Reinagle, ...Sydenham Edwards, and Peter Henderson...The result...involved Thornton in desperate financial straits...In an attempt to extricate himself he organized the Royal Botanic Lottery, under the patronage of the Prince Regent...It is easy to raise one's eyebrows at Thornton's unworldly and injudicious approach to publishing...But he produced...one of the loveliest books in the world.\" (Alan Thomas, Great Books and Book Collecting, pp.142-144)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trillium Rare Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43765910437962,"sku":"thornton-folio001","price":3750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/files\/thornton-folio001.jpg?v=1782935654"},{"product_id":"thornton-folio011","title":"The Maggot-bearing Stapelia (Carrion Flower)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Author: \u003c\/b\u003eDr. Robert John Thornton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnaeus...and the Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Publication: \u003c\/b\u003e1787-1812\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle: \u003c\/b\u003eLarge Folio - Printed in color using mezzotint, aquatint, engraving, etching, and stipple engraving processes with Original Hand-finished Coloring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper Size: \u003c\/b\u003e~ 17 1\/2\" by 21 7\/8\"; Image ~ 13 7\/8\" by 17 3\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eThe work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some very light toning, marks, smudging, or handling mostly present to margins.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription of the work:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis dramatic large folio botanical engraving is from Dr. Robert John Thornton’s work \u003cem\u003eNew Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnaeus...and the Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e.  This was the first edition of the work published in London by between 1787 and 1812.  Each engraving was made using stipple, mezzotint, and aquatint processes and some feature hand-coloring heightened with gum Arabic.  The engraving will include the text when available to send with the plate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThornton’s engravings featured an uncommon composition in which the subject was seen oversized in relation to the background giving the plates a theatrical presence.  \u003cem\u003eTemple of Flora\u003c\/em\u003e is often considered the greatest achievement in British botanical art.  Thornton employed some of the foremost artists to create the plates included Peter Charles Henderson, Philip Reinagle, Abraham Pether, and Sydenham Edwards.  Richard Earlom, James Caldwall, Thomas Sutherland, and Joseph Constantine Stadler were the engravers for \u003cem\u003eTemple of Flora\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThornton's \u003cem\u003eThe Temple of Flora\u003c\/em\u003e is the greatest English colour-plate flower book. \"...[Thornton] inherited a competent fortune and trained as a doctor. He appears to have had considerable success in practice and was appointed both physician to the Marylebone Dispensary and lecturer in medical botany at Guy's and St. Thomas's hospitals.  But quite early in his career he embarked on his...great work. What Redouté produced under the patronage of L'Héritier, Marie Antoinette, the Empress Josephine, Charles X, and the Duchesse de Berry, Thornton set out to do alone...Numerous important artists were engaged...twenty-eight paintings of flowers commissioned from Abraham Pether, known as `Moonlight Pether,' Philip Reinagle, ...Sydenham Edwards, and Peter Henderson...The result...involved Thornton in desperate financial straits...In an attempt to extricate himself he organized the Royal Botanic Lottery, under the patronage of the Prince Regent...It is easy to raise one's eyebrows at Thornton's unworldly and injudicious approach to publishing...But he produced...one of the loveliest books in the world.\" (Alan Thomas, Great Books and Book Collecting, pp.142-144)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trillium Rare Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43765910470730,"sku":"thornton-folio011","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/files\/thornton-folio011.jpg?v=1782935655"},{"product_id":"thornton-folio016","title":"The China Limodoron","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Author: \u003c\/b\u003eDr. Robert John Thornton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnaeus...and the Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Publication: \u003c\/b\u003e1787-1812\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle: \u003c\/b\u003eLarge Folio - Printed in color using mezzotint, aquatint, engraving, etching, and stipple engraving processes with Original Hand-finished Coloring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper Size: \u003c\/b\u003e~ 17 1\/2\" by 22 1\/2\"; Image ~ 13 1\/2\" by 17\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eThe work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some very light toning, marks, smudging, or handling mostly present to margins.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription of the work:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis dramatic large folio botanical engraving is from Dr. Robert John Thornton’s work \u003cem\u003eNew Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnaeus...and the Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e.  This was the first edition of the work published in London by between 1787 and 1812.  Each engraving was made using stipple, mezzotint, and aquatint processes and some feature hand-coloring heightened with gum Arabic.  The engraving will include the text when available to send with the plate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThornton’s engravings featured an uncommon composition in which the subject was seen oversized in relation to the background giving the plates a theatrical presence.  \u003cem\u003eTemple of Flora\u003c\/em\u003e is often considered the greatest achievement in British botanical art.  Thornton employed some of the foremost artists to create the plates included Peter Charles Henderson, Philip Reinagle, Abraham Pether, and Sydenham Edwards.  Richard Earlom, James Caldwall, Thomas Sutherland, and Joseph Constantine Stadler were the engravers for \u003cem\u003eTemple of Flora\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThornton's \u003cem\u003eThe Temple of Flora\u003c\/em\u003e is the greatest English colour-plate flower book. \"...[Thornton] inherited a competent fortune and trained as a doctor. 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What Redouté produced under the patronage of L'Héritier, Marie Antoinette, the Empress Josephine, Charles X, and the Duchesse de Berry, Thornton set out to do alone...Numerous important artists were engaged...twenty-eight paintings of flowers commissioned from Abraham Pether, known as `Moonlight Pether,' Philip Reinagle, ...Sydenham Edwards, and Peter Henderson...The result...involved Thornton in desperate financial straits...In an attempt to extricate himself he organized the Royal Botanic Lottery, under the patronage of the Prince Regent...It is easy to raise one's eyebrows at Thornton's unworldly and injudicious approach to publishing...But he produced...one of the loveliest books in the world.\" (Alan Thomas, Great Books and Book Collecting, pp.142-144)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trillium Rare Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43765910503498,"sku":"thornton-folio016","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/files\/thornton-folio016.jpg?v=1782935656"},{"product_id":"thornton-folio022","title":"The Aloe","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Author: \u003c\/b\u003eDr. Robert John Thornton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnaeus...and the Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Publication: \u003c\/b\u003e1787-1812\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle: \u003c\/b\u003eLarge Folio - Printed in color using mezzotint, aquatint, engraving, etching, and stipple engraving processes with Original Hand-finished Coloring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper Size: \u003c\/b\u003e~ 16 5\/8\" by 21 3\/4\"; Image ~ 14\" by 17 1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eThe work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some very light toning, marks, smudging, or handling mostly present to margins.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription of the work:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis dramatic large folio botanical engraving is from Dr. Robert John Thornton’s work \u003cem\u003eNew Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnaeus...and the Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e.  This was the first edition of the work published in London by between 1787 and 1812.  Each engraving was made using stipple, mezzotint, and aquatint processes and some feature hand-coloring heightened with gum Arabic.  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He appears to have had considerable success in practice and was appointed both physician to the Marylebone Dispensary and lecturer in medical botany at Guy's and St. Thomas's hospitals.  But quite early in his career he embarked on his...great work. What Redouté produced under the patronage of L'Héritier, Marie Antoinette, the Empress Josephine, Charles X, and the Duchesse de Berry, Thornton set out to do alone...Numerous important artists were engaged...twenty-eight paintings of flowers commissioned from Abraham Pether, known as `Moonlight Pether,' Philip Reinagle, ...Sydenham Edwards, and Peter Henderson...The result...involved Thornton in desperate financial straits...In an attempt to extricate himself he organized the Royal Botanic Lottery, under the patronage of the Prince Regent...It is easy to raise one's eyebrows at Thornton's unworldly and injudicious approach to publishing...But he produced...one of the loveliest books in the world.\" (Alan Thomas, Great Books and Book Collecting, pp.142-144)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trillium Rare Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43765910569034,"sku":"thornton-folio022","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/files\/thornton-folio022.jpg?v=1782935658"},{"product_id":"thornton-folio023","title":"The Oblique-leaved Begonia","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Author: \u003c\/b\u003eDr. Robert John Thornton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnaeus...and the Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Publication: \u003c\/b\u003e1787-1812\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle: \u003c\/b\u003eLarge Folio - Printed in color using mezzotint, aquatint, engraving, etching, and stipple engraving processes with Original Hand-finished Coloring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper Size: \u003c\/b\u003e~ 17 3\/8\" by 22 1\/4\"; Image ~ 13 7\/8\" by 18 1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eThe work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some very light toning, marks, smudging, or handling mostly present to margins.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription of the work:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis dramatic large folio botanical engraving is from Dr. Robert John Thornton’s work \u003cem\u003eNew Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnaeus...and the Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature\u003c\/em\u003e.  This was the first edition of the work published in London by between 1787 and 1812.  Each engraving was made using stipple, mezzotint, and aquatint processes and some feature hand-coloring heightened with gum Arabic.  The engraving will include the text when available to send with the plate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThornton’s engravings featured an uncommon composition in which the subject was seen oversized in relation to the background giving the plates a theatrical presence.  \u003cem\u003eTemple of Flora\u003c\/em\u003e is often considered the greatest achievement in British botanical art.  Thornton employed some of the foremost artists to create the plates included Peter Charles Henderson, Philip Reinagle, Abraham Pether, and Sydenham Edwards.  Richard Earlom, James Caldwall, Thomas Sutherland, and Joseph Constantine Stadler were the engravers for \u003cem\u003eTemple of Flora\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThornton's \u003cem\u003eThe Temple of Flora\u003c\/em\u003e is the greatest English colour-plate flower book. \"...[Thornton] inherited a competent fortune and trained as a doctor. 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What Redouté produced under the patronage of L'Héritier, Marie Antoinette, the Empress Josephine, Charles X, and the Duchesse de Berry, Thornton set out to do alone...Numerous important artists were engaged...twenty-eight paintings of flowers commissioned from Abraham Pether, known as `Moonlight Pether,' Philip Reinagle, ...Sydenham Edwards, and Peter Henderson...The result...involved Thornton in desperate financial straits...In an attempt to extricate himself he organized the Royal Botanic Lottery, under the patronage of the Prince Regent...It is easy to raise one's eyebrows at Thornton's unworldly and injudicious approach to publishing...But he produced...one of the loveliest books in the world.\" (Alan Thomas, Great Books and Book Collecting, pp.142-144)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trillium Rare Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43765910601802,"sku":"thornton-folio023","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/files\/thornton-folio023.jpg?v=1782935658"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/collections\/thornton-folio010-1.jpg?v=1783891350","url":"https:\/\/trilliumrareprints.com\/collections\/thornton-folio.oembed","provider":"Trillium Rare Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}