The Temple of Flora; or Garden of Nature, The Maggot-bearing Stapelia
Artist
Joseph Constantine Stadler
German, active London 1780 - 1822
Artist
Peter Charles Henderson
British, active 1799 - 1829
Date1801
MediumEtching with printed and hand-applied color, aquatint, stipple, and engraving
Dimensions17 7/8 in x 14 in
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1971.15.1
DescriptionMaggot bearing Stapelia plant in a landscape setting, mountains and a steam in background; a snake is approaching the blossom from the right; inside the flower a fly and maggots.On View
Not on viewCollections
Pierre Joseph Redoute, 1759-1840