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Matilda Smith (30 July 1854 – 29 December 1926) was a botanical artist whose work appeared in Curtis's Botanical Magazine for over forty years. [1] She became the first artist to depict New Zealand's flora in depth, the first official artist of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and the second woman to become an associate of the Linnaean Society. [2]
John Nugent Fitch (24 October 1840 – 11 January 1927) was a British botanical illustrator and lithographer, [1] best known for his contribution of 528 plates to The Orchid Album, [2] a landmark work of eleven volumes published between 1872 and 1897. Fitch was the nephew of botanical artist Walter Hood Fitch (1817–1892). [3]
Walter Hood Fitch (28 February 1817 – 14 January 1892) was a botanical illustrator, born in Glasgow, Scotland, who executed some 10,000 drawings for various publications. [1] His work in colour lithograph, including 2700 illustrations for Curtis's Botanical Magazine, produced up to 200 plates per year. [2] [3] [4] [5]
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.
Lilian Snelling (1879–1972) was "probably the most important British botanical artist of the first half of the 20th century". [4] She was the principal artist and lithographer to Curtis's Botanical Magazine between 1921 and 1952 [ 5 ] and "was considered one of the greatest botanical artists of her time" – "her paintings were both detailed ...
The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, opened on 19 April 2008, at Kew Gardens is named after her. [4] It was the first gallery in the world dedicated solely to botanical art. Sherwood has been described as a "driving force behind a revival of interest in botanical art". [6] She is a vice-president of the Nature in Art Trust. [7]
The first botanical magazines were published in the late 18th century : "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" (1787 to the present), launched by William Curtis, is one of the most famous and long-running botanical magazines. It has employed many talented illustrators giving detailed views as well as exploded details and cross sections.
Rix has authored contributions in many major botanical texts including The European Garden Flora, Flora Europaea, Flora of Turkey, [3] the Kew Bulletin and has been editor of Curtis's Botanical Magazine since 2003. [7] [3] He is the author of a number of books including Art of the Plant World, Art in Nature and Redoute Album. [5]