Category: Robert John Thornton
Behold: “The Temple of Flora”
At SpaceWhale we previously wrote a short post on one of Thornton’s magnificent works but we feel we needed to feature him on a lengthier post as he very well deserves. Robert John Thornton (1768–1837) was an English physician and botanical writer noted for “A New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnæus”…
The Temple of Flora
The plates in Robert John Thornton’s (c. 1768–1837) The Temple of Flora remain outstanding and unique. Neither before nor after Thornton has anyone created such compellingly images of flowers, set portrait-like in their typical landscapes, though his attempt to publish The Temple of Flora bankrupted him. This beautiful print of the The Night–Blowing Cereus depicts…
