Robert John Thornton
1768-1837, English physician and botanical writer
Robert John Thornton is best known for his New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus von Linnaeus.
The Temple of Flora is its third part, described as one of the loveliest books in the world.
The work
30 prints from one work. Every sheet is a Folio of 17¾ × 21¾ in, from the originals in the Teylers Museum, Haarlem.
All 30 prints by Thornton
30 prints
The Blue Egyptian Water Lily
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The American Cowslip
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The Sacred Egyptian Bean
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Cupid Inspiring the Plants with Love
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The Snowdrop
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The Persian Cyclamen
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Hyacinth
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Roses
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A Group of Carnations
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A Group of Auriculas
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Tulips
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The Queen
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The American Aloe
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The Nodding Renealmia
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The Night Blowing Cereus
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The Oblique Leaved Begonia
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Large Flowering Sensitive Plant
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The Blue Passion Flower
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The Winged Passion Flower
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The Quadrangular Passion Flower
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The White Lily
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The Superb Lily
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The Dragon Arum
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The Maggot Bearing Stapelia
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Pitcher Plant
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The Pontic Rhododendron
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The Narrow Leaved Kalmia
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The China Limodoron
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Indian Reed
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Linnaeus in his Lapland Dress
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