The sacred lotus, rising on its stalk against a distant, storied landscape — a flower freighted with the mystery of Egypt, given the full theatrical treatment. One of the grandest plates in the most ambitious flower book of the Romantic age. Thornton wanted botany to feel like opera; here, for once, he got exactly what he wanted.

Maker: Robert John Thornton
Date: 1799–1807
Medium of the original: Plate
Original held by: Wikimedia Commons
Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-00999

As chosen: 18 x 24 in, art print, classic frame
Picture	18 x 24 in
Outside size	19.6 x 25.6 in
Depth	0.9 in (22 mm)
Weight	[[REAL PROOF NEEDED: shipped weight per size and frame]]
Hanging	[[REAL PROOF NEEDED: hanging hardware Prodigi fits to this frame]]
Material	Enhanced matte art paper, 200 gsm; acrylic glazing
Made in	Charlotte, North Carolina, by Prodigi

Before a size goes on sale, the file is measured against it: pixels per inch at that size, how much of the picture a crop would lose, tone and sharpness. A size that fails is not offered, so there is nothing to choose wrong.

How the print check works

Sizes offered
Size	dpi	Grade	How it fits
8 x 10 in	382	Excellent	Trimmed 4.4%
11 x 14 in	278	Excellent	Trimmed 2.7%
12 x 16 in	250	Excellent	Trimmed 1.9%
16 x 20 in	191	Good	Trimmed 4.4%
18 x 24 in	166	Good	Trimmed 1.9%

Sizes withheld
Size	Why
8 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop
12 x 18 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop
16 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop
20 x 30 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop
24 x 30 in	127 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 36 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop
30 x 40 in	100 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 48 in	83 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
40 x 60 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop