id:			129376
accession number:	1952.213
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.213
updated:		2024-06-19 12:50:26.745000

The Temple of Flora; or Garden of Nature. Picturesque Botanical Plates of the New Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnaeus: The American Cowslip, Plate 26, 1801. Thomas Warner (English, active 1790–1828), after Peter Charles Henderson (British, 1771–1829), published by Robert John Thornton (British, 1768–1837). Aquatint, stipple, and line engraving; image: 44.7 x 35.7 cm (17 5/8 x 14 1/16 in.); sheet: 55.3 x 46 cm (21 3/4 x 18 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in memory of Mrs. Ralph King 1952.213

title:				The American Cowslip, Plate 26
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series:				The Temple of Flora; or Garden of Nature. Picturesque Botanical Plates of the New Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnaeus
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creation date:			1801
creation date earliest:		1801
creation date latest:		1801
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creditline:			Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in memory of Mrs. Ralph King
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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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catalogue raisonne: Dunthorne 301, p. 250; Nissen 1955

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CREATORS

* Thomas Warner (English, active 1790–1828)  - artist

* Peter Charles Henderson (British, 1771–1829)  - artist
British painter, active 1799, died 1829
* Robert John Thornton (British, 1768–1837)  - publisher

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measurements: Image: 44.7 x 35.7 cm (17 5/8 x 14 1/16 in.); Sheet: 55.3 x 46 cm (21 3/4 x 18 1/8 in.)
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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:		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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