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Blue Egyptian Water Lily (plate 31 from Dr. Robert John Thornton, "The Temple of Flora...", London, 1799–1807)

Blue Egyptian Water Lily (plate 31 from Dr. Robert John Thornton, "The Temple of Flora...", London, 1799–1807)

(English,active 1799–1829)
(English (born in Germany), active 1780–1822)
(English (Ireland), 1768–1837)
1804
Place of PublicationLondon
Medium/TechniqueAquatint, printed in color and hand colored
DimensionsPlatemark: 51.9 x 39.7 cm (20 7/16 x 15 5/8 in.)
Sheet: 55.2 x 44.4 cm (21 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Mrs. James Alden Marsh
Accession number2012.10
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceBy 2005, Donald A. Heald, New York; February 25, 2005 sold by Heald to Doris (Mrs. James Alden) Marsh (d. 2011), Marblehead, MA; 2011, gift of the estate of Mrs. Marsh to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: January 25, 2012)
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1802
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1802
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1801