Gardenia and butterfly, 18th-century artwork. This watercolour and bodycolour on vellum is by William King and dates from circa 1750. It is part of th

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Gardenia and butterfly, 18th-century artwork. This watercolour and bodycolour on vellum is by William King and dates from circa 1750. It is part of the collections of the Natural History Museum, UK.

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Size: 3456px × 5058px
Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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