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Temple of Flora: The Night Blooming Cereus
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Robert John Thornton (1768-1867) [Publisher]
Temple of Flora: The Night Blooming Cereus
mezzotint with aquatint printed in colors, with hand-coloring, circa 1800, on wove paper, published in London, with narrow margins, a central horizontal fold where previously bound, minor surface soiling, colors slightly attenuated, otherwise apparently in good condition, not examined out of the frame
P. approx. 19 x 14 in. (482 x 356 mm.)
overall 30 x 24 in. (762 x 610 mm.)
Temple of Flora: The Night Blooming Cereus
mezzotint with aquatint printed in colors, with hand-coloring, circa 1800, on wove paper, published in London, with narrow margins, a central horizontal fold where previously bound, minor surface soiling, colors slightly attenuated, otherwise apparently in good condition, not examined out of the frame
P. approx. 19 x 14 in. (482 x 356 mm.)
overall 30 x 24 in. (762 x 610 mm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 8 April 1954, lot 66 ($40).
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