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The Temple of Flora; or Garden of Nature, The Maggot-bearing Stapelia
The Temple of Flora; or Garden of Nature, The Maggot-bearing Stapelia

The Temple of Flora; or Garden of Nature, The Maggot-bearing Stapelia

Artist German, active London 1780 - 1822
Artist 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.
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