
Engraver
Richard Earlom
The master of mezzotint behind the Temple of Flora’s lily.
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The life
1743–1822Born London, England
Richard Earlom was an English engraver, a master of mezzotint, a way of engraving that gives soft, velvety tones. He engraved paintings by many artists, and several plates for Robert Thornton’s Temple of Flora, which set its flowers against dramatic landscapes. Our lily card is one of them.
