Posts Tagged ‘Robert John Thornton’

Profile – Robert John Thornton (1768-1837)

Robert John Thornton Born: 1768 Died: 1837, his house on Howland Street Father: Bonnell Thornton, writer Occupation: Doctor, writer and lecturer on Botany at Guy’s Hospital. “Botany indeed should particularly enter into the education of Princes; then they would see, that each country has its peculiar productions, and the obligations nations stand in to different…

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Temple of Flora

This edition is focused on Temple of Flora which is the collective work of artists led and financed by Dr. Robert John Thornton. The artists included in this edition include: Robert John Thornton (1768-1837) Peter Charles Henderson (died 1829) Philip Reinagle (1749-1833) Abraham Pether (1756 – 13 April 1812) John Russell (March 29, 1745 –…

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