“Flowers of the Forest” Twenty-Four Botanical Watercolour Paintings by John Patten, painted between 1906-1926
In April 1950 the artist John Patten donated to the Royal Agricultural College a series of watercolour illustrations of 28 different British forest tree species, from ash to yew. He … Continue reading
Maria Sibylla Merian: A Woman of Science and Art
“Art and nature shall always be wrestling until they eventually conquer one another so that the victory is the same stroke and line: that which is conquered, conquers at the … Continue reading
The Herefordshire Pomona
“it must never been forgotten that fruit is the product of cultivated soil and cultivated talent” Shirley Hibberd Did you know that Wednesday the 21st October is Apple Day? As … Continue reading
Anne Pratt – English Botanical Illustrator
Illustrator Anne Pratt brought botany—and “romantic flower-lore”—to the public eye. Anne Pratt (1806 – 1893) from Kent, England, was one of most well-known botanical illustrators of the Victorian era. As … Continue reading
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