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Quadrangular Passion Flower
Quadrangular Passion Flower
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Quadrangular Passion Flower

Artist Dr. Robert John Thornton (British, 1768 - 1837)
Date1799-1812
MediumHand-colored engraved plate (in aquatint, mezzotint, stipple, line)
Dimensions23 1/4 x 16 in. (59.1 x 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Kirk Henckels
Object number2010.16.3
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