Flower pictures from a couple centuries back. English. Robert John Thornton, botanist. Living from 1768 to 1837 he started out to be a physician but ended up publishing books about plants. “Tulips.” 1807. Plate from Thornton’s book ““The Temple of Flora.” Image source: Missouri Botanical Garden via Biodiversity Heritage Library. In the public domain. via https://publicdomainreview.org/product/tulips/ “A Group of Auriculas.” 1799-1810. Image © 2019 Arader Galleries. Fair use license. via https://aradergalleries.com/products/robert-john-thornton-1768-1837-a-group-of-auriculas Plate from “Temple Of Flora.” 1811. Image © Aspire Auctions. Fair use license via https://www.aspireauctions.com/#!/catalog/307/1249/lot/41323 “The Blue Egyptian Water Lily.” Plate from “Temple of Flora.” 1804. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In the public domain. via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/395106 Tulips. 1798. Plate from Doctor Robert John Thornton’s The Temple of Flora. Color aquatint, mezzotint, and stipple engraving with hand-coloring on wove paper. Image © Bonhams 2001-2022. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auction/28116/lot/70/dr-robert-john-thornton-publisher-circa-1768-1837-tulips-from-the-temple-of-flora/ A Group of Carnations. 1803. Plate from Doctor Robert John Thornton’s The Temple of Flora. Color aquatint, mezzotint, and stipple engraving with hand-coloring on wove paper. Image © Bonhams 2001-2022. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auction/28116/lot/71/dr-robert-john-thornton-publisher-circa-1768-1837-a-group-of-carnations-from-the-temple-of-flora/