Temple of Flora, The 1807 - 30 images

The Temple of Flora, the third and final part of Robert John Thornton's New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus, is probably the most sumptuous and renowned of all great flower books. The plates were produced by a variety of techniques, including aquatint, mezzotint, stipple, and line engraving.

This download features 30 hi-res images, in jpeg format, that are 600dpi and 300dpi and range in size from 4776 pixels wide/tall to 6764 pixels wide/tall.

The artists involved in producing the plates for this book include Peter C. Henderson (1771-1829), Philip Reinagle (1749-1833) and Abraham Pether (1756-1812).

The pictures are out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use them in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.

Read more about Philip Reinagle.