Quadrangular Passion Flower
Peter Charles Henderson
(active 1799 - 1829)
London, England
1802
Aquatint with printed and hand coloring in black, dark blue, blue-green, light green and pink on paper
21 3/16 x 16 1/8 in. (53.82 x 40.96 cm)
1952.29
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Quadrangular Passion Flower, 1802
Engraver: Hopwood, James, British, 1745x54-1819
Peter Charles Henderson
Aquatint with printed and hand coloring in black, dark blue, blue-green, light green and pink on paper
21 3/16 x 16 1/8 in. (53.82 x 40.96 cm)
The Chipstone Foundation 1952.29
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Aquatint with printed and hand coloring in black, dark blue, blue-green, light green and pink on paper.
Originally published as part of the third volume of Thornton's A New Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnaeus, 'The Temple of Flora.'
Inscriptions:
Inscribed "Henderson pinxt." below image, in plate, ll. Inscribed "Hopwood sculpt." below image, in plate, lr. Inscribed "The Quadrangular Passion-flower. / London. Published by Dr. Thornton. June 1, 1802." below image, in plate, lc.
References:
Dunthorne, Gordon. Flower and Fruit Prints of the 18th and Early 19th Centuries, their History, Makers and Uses. Washington, DC: author, 1938, reprinted by New York: Da Capo Press, 1970, p. 249.
Originally published as part of the third volume of Thornton's A New Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnaeus, 'The Temple of Flora.'
Inscriptions:
Inscribed "Henderson pinxt." below image, in plate, ll. Inscribed "Hopwood sculpt." below image, in plate, lr. Inscribed "The Quadrangular Passion-flower. / London. Published by Dr. Thornton. June 1, 1802." below image, in plate, lc.
References:
Dunthorne, Gordon. Flower and Fruit Prints of the 18th and Early 19th Centuries, their History, Makers and Uses. Washington, DC: author, 1938, reprinted by New York: Da Capo Press, 1970, p. 249.
Meghan Doherty, 2006
This information is subject to change as the result of ongoing research.
