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Robert John Thornton|Joseph Constantine Stadler|Peter Charles Henderson

The Blue Egyptian Water Lily, from "The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature"

September 11, 1804
Aquatint and stipple engraving printed in colors with hand coloring
43.5 × 35.6 cm (17.1 × 14 in)

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