A Flower Piece, from The Houghton Gallery
A black-and-white mezzotint of a lush bouquet of roses, peonies, and other blooms spilling from an urn on a stone ledge, set against a dark garden backdrop. The engraved title and inscription appear in the lower margin beneath the image, on ivory paper.
- Artist
- Richard Earlom
- Date
- 1778
- Medium
- Mezzotint with etching, with engraved inscription, in black on ivory wove paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2166 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1778).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.