id:			118187
accession number:	1939.291
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1939.291
updated:		2025-02-09 00:26:44.239000

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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