Dr. Robert Thornton
Bird of Paradise - Queen Flower, 1812
An original antique colour mixed method engraving
21 ½ x 16 in
55 x 41 cm
55 x 41 cm
FLORAp3393
Queen Flower: Bird of Paradise in an African landscape. The Temple of Flora was one of the finest illustrated botanical works ever produced with some thirty plates produced from 1798...
Queen Flower: Bird of Paradise in an African landscape.
The Temple of Flora was one of the finest illustrated botanical works ever produced with some thirty plates produced from 1798 to 1807. Thornton put every penny into the venture which ended in financial disaster. In an attempt to clear his debts, Thornton obtained the permission of Parliament to organise a lottery with twenty-thousand tickets at two guineas each with numerous ‘prizes’ including a smaller edition of the entire Temple of Flora.
The Temple of Flora was one of the finest illustrated botanical works ever produced with some thirty plates produced from 1798 to 1807. Thornton put every penny into the venture which ended in financial disaster. In an attempt to clear his debts, Thornton obtained the permission of Parliament to organise a lottery with twenty-thousand tickets at two guineas each with numerous ‘prizes’ including a smaller edition of the entire Temple of Flora.
