id:			128284
accession number:	1951.276
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.276
updated:		2023-03-11 11:02:42.783000

The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature:  The Pontic Rhododendron, 1799–1807. Robert John Thornton (British, 1768–1837). Aquatint, stipple and line engraving; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1951.276

title:				The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature:  The Pontic Rhododendron
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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
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culture:	England, late 18th-early 19th Century
technique:	aquatint, stipple and line engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Aquatint
type:		Print
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* Robert John Thornton (British, 1768–1837)  - artist

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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:		Flower Prints
	opening date:   1965-05-07T04:00:00
	<i>Flower Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 7-June 6, 1965).

	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 (organizer) (March 26-July 3, 2016).

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In the 18th century, new engraving and etching techniques offered a variety of tonal effects that enhanced botanical prints. While mezzotint (in which the plate is roughened and then the engraver works from dark to light creating different values) and stipple (dots create values) make it possible to create the rich tonal scale and velvety texture of oil paint, aquatint imitates the delicacy and transparency of watercolor and ink wash.
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