A Decorative Group of Five George III Period Framed & Hand-Coloured Stipple Botanical Engravings from The Temple of Flora; or Garden of Nature c.1799-1809

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A Decorative Group of Five George III Period Framed & Hand-Coloured Stipple Botanical Engravings from The Temple of Flora; or Garden of Nature c.1799-1809Origin: English Period: George III Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1799 1809 The Engravings: 19 x 13. 5 In Frames: 21. 25 x 15. 75 (each) The decorative group of five framed and hand coloured folio stipple engravings with etching on wove paper, of botanical interest, each showing a named species of flora, published between 1799 1807 by Dr Thornton, London for "New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnaeus and the Temple of Flora, or

The ground is further populated by a series of geometrical motifs and is finished with a serpent border

Provenance: The Estate of Fred Crone Esq

Mirror Diameter: 9 inches (with frame)

his face is in good overall order as is his body with the most amount of chipping and wear to the hands where he was once holding a pipe

became a matching part of the bedroom suite

still life

clearing lice

was a hand puppet operated by the amateur magician

There are other examples of this type of work on both sides of the Channel

the frame with a caned back and seat

it proves to be an important piece of advertising history

with children enjoying a swing carousel in the foreground