id:			118187
accession number:	1939.291
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1939.291
updated:		2025-12-21 05:52:34.855000

The Dragon Arum, Black Calla or Solomon's Lily, 1799–1807. Robert John Thornton (British, 1768–1837), William Ward (British, 1776–1826). Mezzotint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, for the Donald Gray Memorial Collection, 1939.291

title:				The Dragon Arum, Black Calla or Solomon's Lily
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creation date:			1799–1807
creation date earliest:		1799
creation date latest:		1807
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creditline:			Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, for the Donald Gray Memorial Collection
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culture:	England, late 18th-early 19th Century
technique:	mezzotint
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Mezzotint
type:		Print
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* Robert John Thornton (British, 1768–1837)  - published by

* William Ward (British, 1776–1826)  - engraved by

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of the Month: Flowers in Art
	opening date:   1952-05-06T04:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the Month: Flowers in Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 6-June 5, 1952).

	title:		40th Anniversary Exhibition of the Print Club of Cleveland
	opening date:   1959-12-03T05:00:00
	<i>40th Anniversary Exhibition of the Print Club of Cleveland</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 3, 1959-January 20, 1960).

	title:		Flower and Fruit Prints and Drawings
	opening date:   1960-05-25T04:00:00
	<i>Flower and Fruit Prints and Drawings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 25-October 10, 1960).

	title:		The Perennial Garden: 18th and 19th Century Botanical Prints
	opening date:   1983-05-03T04:00:00
	<i>The Perennial Garden: 18th and 19th Century Botanical Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 3-July 31, 1983).

	title:		The Flowering of the Botanical Print
	opening date:   2016-03-26T00:00:00
	<i>The Flowering of the Botanical Print</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-July 3, 2016).

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