Framed large Lily print, Temple of Flora, Robert Thornton, quality framed art

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Magnificent, high quality 2008 reproduction framed print after Robert Thornton's botanical artwork "The Superb Lily", created for his exquisite series "Temple of Flora". Beautiful piece, printed in London on thick textured paper and framed with solid heavy gilt wood and custom double mount behind glass. 68cm x 55cm frame 50cm x 36cm artwork "Dr. Robert John Thornton was a medical botany lecturer at Guy's Hospital in London. He is best known for his lavishly illustrated botanical book "The Temple of Flora" (1799-1810), which was the third and final book in the "New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus" series." Show more