A Decorative Group of Five George III Period Framed & Hand-Coloured Stipple Botanical Engravings from The Temple of Flora; or Garden of Nature c.1799-1809 antiques The mariner has a forlorn

The mariner has a forlorn look to his face

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Two of the glazed panels are possibly later replacements whilst the central one is certainly original

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A Decorative Group of Five George III Period Framed & Hand-Coloured Stipple Botanical Engravings from The Temple of Flora; or Garden of Nature c.1799-1809 antiques The mariner has a forlornOrigin: English Period: George III Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1799 1809 The Engravings: 19 x 13. 5 In Frames: 21. 25 x 15. 75 (each) The decorative group of five framed and hand coloured folio stipple engravings with etching on wove paper, of botanical interest, each showing a named species of flora, published between 1799 1807 by Dr Thornton, London for "New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnaeus and the Temple of Flora, or