Pontic Rhododendron
Series TitleThe Temple of Flora
Artist
James Caldwall
(English, 1739 - 1819)
Publisher
Dr. Robert John Thornton
(English, ca. 1768 - 1837)
Artist After
Peter Charles Henderson
(English, born 1829)
Date1802
MediumAquatint; printed in color and finished with hand coloring
DimensionsPlate: 20 5/8 x 15 3/16 inches (52.39 x 38.58 cm)
Sheet: 22 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (57.15 x 44.45 cm)
Sheet: 22 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (57.15 x 44.45 cm)
Credit LineGift of Herman R. Sutherland
Object numberF87-5/25
On View
On viewGallery Location
- 130
Collections
Gallery LabelThe pontic rhododendron is a species native to southern Europe and southwest Asia. The flower was introduced into Britain in the 1760s. Like the subjects in James Caldwall’s other botanical illustrations in The Temple of Flora, this rhododendron appears in monumental close-up view against its native landscape. The production of the plates involved a variety of intaglio processes, including aquatint. This technique produced a tonal effect, seen in the shadowing of the petals and the clouds in the background.
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