tulips

Tulipa gesneriana from Temple of Flora 1799 by Robert Thornton.
Hand-coloured engraving: 57cm x 46cm.
Thornton vowed that his book, Temple of Flora would be the most magnificent botanical publication ever. Exotic plants were lavishly illustrated in dramatic landscape settings. The extravagant costs of publishing this sumptuous book ruined Thornton financially.

Further information can be seen on Rhagor, the collections based website from Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales.

Tulipa gesneriana, o Temple of Flora, 1799 a gyhoeddwyd gan Robert Thornton.
Tyngodd Thornton y byddai ei lyfr, Temple of Flora y cyhoeddiad botanegol mwyaf godidog erioed. Darluniwyd planhigion egsotig mewn tirweddau dramatig gan artistiaid gorau’r dydd. Arweiniodd costau afradlon cyhoeddi’r llyfr moethus hwn at ddinistr ariannol i Thornton.

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