Roses

1805

Richard Earlom after Dr. Robert John Thornton

Associated Names
Richard Earlom

Artist, British, 1743 - 1822

Dr. Robert John Thornton

Artist After, British

The image shows large blooming roses in colors like white, pink, and yellow, surrounded by leaves and stems. Two birds are perched near the center, with a nest containing three eggs in the lower right. A dragonfly hovers above the flowers. The color palette includes blues, greens, and earth tones, along with vivid flower hues. The roses and leaves are in the central and lower parts, with the birds centrally located and the dragonfly slightly higher. In the background on the far left, an architectural structure is partially visible.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

A. Thompson Ellwanger III; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1884

  • Smith, John Chaloner. British mezzotinto portraits, being a descriptive catalogue of these engravings from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century. 4 vols. London: Henry Sotheran and Co., 1884.

Inscriptions

lower left below image: Robert John Thornton MD. pinxit; lower center below image: Roses / London, published by Dr Thornton, October 1st, 1805; lower right below image: Earlom sculpt.; by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: Bunny(?)

Wikidata ID

Q75430791

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