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The first in Ross-Craig's series Drawings of British Plants was published in 1948. [5] The series was issued as a set of inexpensive paperbacks retailing initially for 6 shillings, [9] a departure from similar books for professionals and wealthy amateurs.
The William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings consists of 477 watercolour botanical drawings of plants and animals of Malacca and Singapore by unknown Chinese (probably Cantonese) artists that were commissioned between 1819 and 1823 by William Farquhar (26 February 1774 – 13 May 1839). The paintings were meant to be of ...
The drawings are by Albrecht Meyer and the engravings by Veit Rudolph Speckle. Fuchs included ornamental plants and plants brought back from the Americas, and had the whole plants, including roots, flowers and fruits, illustrated from life so that they could be identified. His work was reprinted many times and in several languages.
Line drawings from the second edition onwards, along with some black and white photographs, provide illustrations of key features for some species. [ 1 ] In 2012 a newly described grass species, Brachypodium stacei (previously regarded as a form of purple false brome ), was named in his honour. [ 2 ]
Pages of written descriptions for each plant were added that included a physical description, growth habit, where and when the plant could be located, how each part could be used, and the other names for the plant provided by Blackwell’s husband. The task of creating A Curious Herbal was immense and took a number of years to complete.
List of paintings created during 1858–1871 1872–1878 1878–1881 1881–1883 1884 1884–1888 1888 1888–1898 1899–1904 1900–1926 This is a list of works by Claude Monet (1840–1926), including all the extant finished paintings but excluding the Water Lilies, which can be found here, and preparatory black and white sketches. Monet was a founder of French impressionist painting, and ...