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Robert John Thornton
Robert John Thornton

Robert John Thornton

English, 1768-1837
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Robert John Thornton was an English physician and botanical writer, noted for "A New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnæus" (1797-1807) and "The British Flora" of 1812.

He was the son of Bonnell Thornton and studied at Trinity College, Cambridge. Inspired by John Martyn's lectures on botany and the work of Linnaeus he switched from the church to medicine. He worked at Guy's Hospital in London, where he later lectured in medical botany. After spending some time abroad, he settled and practised in London.

In 1799 Thornton commenced his work on the New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus von Linnaeus a work of botanical science to be published in three parts. The first was a dissertation on the sex of plants according to the Swedish scientist, Carolus von Linnaeus and the second an exposition of the sexual system.The most ambitious part of the New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Linnæus was Part III, the Temple of Flora (1799-1807). The first plates were engraved by Thomas Medland in May 1798, from paintings by Philip Reinagle. Between 1798 and 1807, they produced a total of thirty-three coloured plates, engraved in aquatint, stipple and line engraving.

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Gladiolus angustus, or narrow-leaved Gladiolus

Gladiolus angustus, or narrow-leaved Gladiolus (1799–1810)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
American bog plants. I Fetid pothos. II Pitcher plant. III Venus’s fly trap

American bog plants. I Fetid pothos. II Pitcher plant. III Venus’s fly trap (1807)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
Anatomy of the Crocus

Anatomy of the Crocus (1799–1810)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
Pitcher plant

Pitcher plant (1807)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
Jasminum, The Jasmine

Jasminum, The Jasmine (1799–1810)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
The maggot bearing stapelia

The maggot bearing stapelia (1807)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
Anatomy of the Canna Glauca, or Yellow Indian Reed

Anatomy of the Canna Glauca, or Yellow Indian Reed (1799–1810)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
The dragon arum

The dragon arum (1807)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
Anatomy of the Nodding Renealmia

Anatomy of the Nodding Renealmia (1799–1810)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
The superb lily

The superb lily (1807)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
First Stage of the Renealmia

First Stage of the Renealmia (1799–1810)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
The white lily, with varigated-leaves

The white lily, with varigated-leaves (1807)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
Orders

Orders (1799–1810)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
The quadrangular passion-flower

The quadrangular passion-flower (1807)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
Classes of the Sexual System from Dr. Darwin’s Botanic Garden

Classes of the Sexual System from Dr. Darwin’s Botanic Garden (1799–1810)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
The winged passion-flower

The winged passion-flower (1807)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
The Sexual System as represented by modern Authors

The Sexual System as represented by modern Authors (1799–1810)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
The blue passion flower

The blue passion flower (1807)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
The Sexual System As illustrated by Linnaeus in his Botanical Works

The Sexual System As illustrated by Linnaeus in his Botanical Works (1799–1810)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
Large flowering sensitive plant

Large flowering sensitive plant (1807)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
A Vegetable Monster. Garden Poppy

A Vegetable Monster. Garden Poppy (1799–1810)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
The oblique-leaved begonia

The oblique-leaved begonia (1807)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
A Vegetable Monster. Spiraea opulifolia ; or Currant-leaved Gelder Rose

A Vegetable Monster. Spiraea opulifolia ; or Currant-leaved Gelder Rose (1799–1810)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
The night-blowing cereus

The night-blowing cereus (1807)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
Vegetable Monsters [Piony]

Vegetable Monsters [Piony] (1799–1810)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
The nodding renealmia

The nodding renealmia (1807)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
Peloria or The Wonder

Peloria or The Wonder (1799–1810)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
The aloe

The aloe (1807)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
Nicotiana, Tobacco

Nicotiana, Tobacco (1799–1810)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
The queen

The queen (1807)

Robert John Thornton (English, 1768-1837)
Botanical
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