A set of four English hand-colored mezzotints, Robert John Thornton (publisher) From The Temple of Flora, Small format book edtion London, circa 1812

Small format book edtion. From The Temple of Flora, consisting: The Sacred Egyptian Bean, The Night-blooming Cereus, The Pontic Rhododendron and The Blue Egyptian Water Lily. Later matted and framed, not examined out of frames.

Overall in very good condition; later matted and framed, not examined out of frames; Egyptian water lily: with small creases to the top edge and slight discoloration towards the bottom; Rhododendron: with printing slightly visible from the reverse and with very minor foxing in two places; Egyptian Bean: with minor foxing in places and very minor discoloration to the background; Night-blooming Cereus with minor discoloration to the background. The frames with minor scratches.
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