William King (British, active mid - late 18th Century) 'Visapucca from the Labrador Coast' signed 'Wm King Fect.' (lower right) and inscribed with the title on the lower edge graphite and watercolour on vellum 15 x 10.5cm (5 7/8 x 4 1/8in). and another by the same hand showing Muscari and Dens Canis, on laid paper, 17.5 x 15.2 cm. (2) Footnotes: Many of King's botanical watercolours were of specimens that he encountered in the garden of the amateur botanist Thomas Skinner, who had collected several plants from the Americas and transplanted them to suburban London. King was one of the artists whose works were included in the 2018 exhibition at the Huntington Library, California, In pursuit of Flora; 18th Century Botanical Drawings from the Huntington's Art Collections curated by Melinda McCurdy. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing