Blue Egyptian Water-lily
Robert John Thornton · 1804
A blue water-lily before palms and a domed skyline: exotic, dreamy and calm.
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About the work
A plate from Robert John Thornton’s The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature, published in 1804. The aquatint shows the blue Egyptian water-lily rising above its broad floating leaves, in a landscape with palm trees and a domed building in the distance.
Printed on 200 gsm museum-quality matte paper from the museum’s high-resolution open-access image, with a white border so nothing of the original is cropped. Available from A4 up to 70 × 100 cm, or as a digital download to print yourself.
The original
| Artist | Robert John Thornton |
|---|---|
| Date | 1804 |
| Medium | Aquatint |
| Series | The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature |
| Accession no. | 1950.166 |
| Collection | The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0) |
Print details
| Artist | Robert John Thornton |
|---|---|
| Date | 1804 |
| Original | Aquatint |
| Series | The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature |
| Paper | 200 gsm museum-quality matte, FSC-certified |
| Border | Printed with a white border |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Sizes | A4 to 70 × 100 cm · digital download |
| Source | The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0) |
Delivery & returns
Prints are made to order in the EU and ship in 2–5 working days, free to every EU country. Digital downloads are available immediately after payment from your order confirmation and your account. Delivery details.
Unused prints can be returned within 14 days of delivery. Digital downloads cannot be returned once downloaded, but faulty files are always replaced. Returns.
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