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Botanical illustration accompanied the development of agronomy (a term that appeared in the late 18th century) and the seed trade. Johann Simon von Kerner, Illustration of All Economic Plants (Abbildung aller oekonomischen Pflanzen, Stuttgart 1786–96) is a notable example from this period.
This is a list of botanical illustrators who were/are active or born in Australia. Botanical illustration involves the painting, drawing and illustration of plants and ecosystems. Often meticulously observed, the botanical art tradition combines both science and art, and botanical artists throughout the centuries have been active in collecting ...
Botanical illustrators paint or draw plants and sometimes their natural environment as well, forming a lineage where art and science meet. Some prefer to paint isolated specimen flowers while others prefer arrangements. Many botanical artists through the centuries have been active in collecting and cataloguing new species and/or in breeding plants.
William Hooker (1779–1832) was a British illustrator of natural history. He studied under Franz Bauer (1758–1840), becoming the official artist of the Royal Horticultural Society from 1812 until retirement in 1820, [1] whose publications he illustrated. His paintings of fruit were particularly appreciated. [2] [3]
It has been called "one of the world's most unusual holdings of late 19th and early 20th century American botanical illustrations". [3] The archive spans the years in which American agriculture greatly expanded the range of fruits and vegetables grown on a commercial scale and developed many new cultivars. The USDA artists created the ...
Example of an illustration by Howie, featuring blue pincushions (Brunonia australis) and running postman (Kennedia prostrata). Originally painted for, and published by the Weekly Times in 1934. Example of artwork painted by Malcolm Howie, held by the State Botanical Collection, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.
Clarissa Munger Badger (1806–1889), American botanical illustrator and poet [14] Anne Elizabeth Ball (1808–1872), Irish botanist and algologist [15] Mary Elizabeth Banning (1822–1903), American mycologist and botanical illustrator [16] Mary Elizabeth Barber (1818–1899), British-born botanist and painter active in South Africa [17]
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