THORNTON (ROBERT JOHN) Four plates from 'The Temple of Flora', hand-coloured aquatints and stipple-engravings printed in colour, all after Reinagle, comprising: The Blue Passion Flower, engraved by Calwall, third state, 496 x 354mm., 7 June 1800; American Bog-Plants, engraved by Sutherland, second state, imprint hidden under mount, 475 x 360mm.; Pitcher Plant, engraved by R. Cooper, 442 x 355mm., 1 November, 1803; The American Aloe, engraved by Medland, imprint faded, 495 x 352mm. [1 May 1807] framed and glazed, each 660 x 524mm. overall, Robert John Thornton, 1800-1807 (4) Footnotes: Provenance: The Parker Gallery, label on reverse of each plate. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing