- List of Irish botanical illustrators
Botanical Art involves the painting, drawing and illustration of plants and ecosystems. Often meticulous observed, the botanical art tradition combines both science and art, and botanical artists throughout the centuries have been active in the collecting and cataloguing a huge variety of species.
Irish Botanical Artists
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William Ashford (born England c.1746-1824)
*Lady Mabel Annesley (1881-1959New Zealand ) [http://courses.csm.arts.ac.uk/museum/object.asp?objectid=4421] , [http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/9EF5133B-B387-49D2-ACBA-676FC9471A81/0/AnnualReport_2004.pdf]B
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Anne Elizabeth Ball (1808-1872) [http://www.botanicgardens.ie/glasra/ns3_1.htm] , [http://www.witsireland.com/bookproject2.html]
*Eileen Barnes (c.1910-1950) [http://www.witsireland.com/bookproject2.html]
*Myra Barry, (botanical illustrator) (1886-1960)
*Rose Barton (1856-1929) [http://www.chrisbeetles.com/pictures/artists/Barton_Rose/Barton_Rose.htm] , [http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:XcGm9PjnYMYJ:www.whytes.ie/Biographies/BiogsAE.htm+rose+barton&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=4] , [http://www.irishartsreview.com/html/cum_index/index_text.htm] , [http://www.theoriel.com/biogs.html#barton]
*Mary Battersby (c.1804-1841)
*Frances Beaufort (Mrs.Lovell Edgeworth) (1769-1864)
*Lady Edith Blake (née Bernal Osborne) (1845-1926)
*Samuel Brocas (c.1792-1847)
*Sarah Brooks (1850-1928Australia ) [http://www.anbg.gov.au/bot-biog/bot-biog-B.html]
*Mildred Anne Butler (1858-1941) [http://www.theoriel.com/biogs.html#butler] , [http://www.whytes.ie/4ImageDisplay.asp?AUCTION=20030429&
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*Gerard Byrne (born 1958) [http://www.photologic.ie/Industry-News/gerard-byrne-exhibition.htm] , [http://www.greenlanegallery.com/Artist_Display.asp?ArtistID=80]C
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Mrs. James Cooksson (née Murray)
*Clare Cryan , [http://www.whytes.ie/Biographies/BiogsAE.htm#Cryan] , [http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:Xj33GQD8JCEJ:www.thekennygallery.ie/artists/cryanclare/+clare+cryan&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=1]
*Lady Charlotte Wheeler Cuffe (née Williams) (born England 1867-1967) see alsoIrish plant Collectors [http://www.botanicgardens.ie/herb/art/tacca.jpg] , [http://www.botanicgardens.ie/herb/art.htm]D
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Mary Delaney (born England 1700-1788)
*Samuel Dixon (c.1748-69)
*Andrew Hastings Doyle (c.1774-1841) [http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-pa-HTTP%253A%252F%252FLIBAPP.SL.NSW.GOV.AU%252FCGI-BIN%252FSPYDUS%252FENQ%252FPM%252FFULL1%253F404912%252CI]
*George Victor Du Noyer (1817-1869) [http://www.botanicgardens.ie/herb/art.htm]E
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Diana Conyngham Ellis (née Monsell) (1813-1851)
*John Ellis (naturalist) (c.1705-1776England )F
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Marianne Fannin (Mrs Roberts) (1848-1938South Africa )
*Robert David FitzGerald (1830-1892Australia ) see alsoIrish plant Collectors
*Kathleen Fox (1880-1963)G
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Catherine (1815-1892) and Barbara (1817-1859) Gage
*Robert Gibbings (1889-1958), see alsoRobert Day
*Elizabeth Grey (née Sharpe) (Died 1903)
*James Gwim (c.1720-1769)H
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Fr. Jack Hanlon (1913-1968)
*Gertrude Hartland (1865-1954)
*William Henry Harvey (1811-1866Torquay )
*Grace Henry (born Scotland 1868-1953)
*Margaret Hill
*Gerard Manley Hopkins (born England 1844-1889)
*William Howis (1804-1882)
*Phillip Hussey (1713-1783)
*Ellen Hutchins (1785-1815) see also Ardnagashel HouseHistoric Cork Gardens [http://members.tripod.com/~Irishscientists/scientists/ELLEN.HTM] , [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/pidocs.asp?P=P34044]I
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Hans Iten (born Switzerland 1874-1930) [http://www.whytes.ie/4ImageDisplay.asp?AUCTION=20031118&
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Alice Jacob (1862-1921) [http://www.botanicgardens.ie/herb/nbgorchd.htm]
*Andrea Jameson (born Norway 1953)
*Patricia Jorgensen (born 1936) [http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:Vy_icP9m8u0J:www.recirca.com/reviews/jorgensen/index.shtml+susan+sex+artist&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=4]K
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William Kilburn (1745-1818) [http://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/kilburn-william.html] , [http://www.vam.ac.uk/school_stdnts/schools_teach/resource_boxes/Illustrations_Prints/Botanical_Illustration/Dandelion/index.html] , [http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:TaWycu77Z1AJ:www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1202_printroom_boxes/botanical_prints/botanical_general_notes.htm+william+kilburn+botanical+illustrator+artist&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=4] , [http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:4dVIUDdpsI0J:www.nzbirds.com/store/aboutartists.html+william+kilburn+botanical+illustrator+artist&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=5] , [http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:4wo9bVeqXr4J:preserve.harvard.edu/photographs/intro.html+william+kilburn+botanical+illustrator+artist&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=10] , [http://www.ull.ac.uk/exhibitions/naturalhistory/NaturalHistoryIllustratedBrochure.pdf]
*Martha King (c.1830-1997New Zealand ) [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:4Ic6BZ8JeOsJ:ipac.npdc.govt.nz/ipac20/ipac.jsp%3Fsession%3D114KK7644087Y.40486%26profile%3Dnpp%26uri%3Dfull%253D3100001%2540!314175%2540!3%26booklistformat%3D+martha+king+new+zealand+botanical+illustrator&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=3]L
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Sir John Langham (1894-1972)
*Grainne Langrishe
*Deborah Lambkin (born 1970) [http://www.lambkinart.com/biography.php] , [http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=3723097067388&lang=en-GB&mkt=en-GB&FORM=CVRE] , [http://huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu/HIBD/HI-PDF/Bulletin-13-2.pdf]
*Susan Lecky (1837-1896) [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:usLT2clrMEwJ:home.earthlink.net/~davidrnewman/dntexts.htm+susan+lecky+botanical+illustrator&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=2]M
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James Mannin (Died 1779) [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:Gm5oFw3SvhgJ:www.ncad.ie/about/foie2.shtml+james+mannin&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=6]
*Kathleen (née Dennis) Marescaux (1868-1944) [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:Gm_hy3UhCgMJ:www.whytes.ie/Biographies/BiogsMP.htm+kathleen+marescaux+botanic+illustrator&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=1] *Samuel McCloy (1831-1904), [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:3ksznPTwNW8J:whytes.ie/Biographies/BiogsMP.htm+samuel+mccloy+illustrator&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=1] , [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:OLjtxmOXwKcJ:www.hlf.org.uk/NHMFWeb/Database/datapage2.html%3Fprojectid%3D435+samuel+mccloy+illustrator&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=2]
*Rev. D.P.Murray (born England 1887-1967)N
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Andrew Nicholl (1804-1886London ) [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:MW9THut5H5IJ:www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/belfast/andrew_nicholl.shtml+andrew+nicholl+artist&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=3] , [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:wILmNa2RgZsJ:www.artfund.org/search/artist/5270/andrew-nicholl+andrew+nicholl+artist&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=6] , [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:bMxfBXMeZBoJ:wwar.com/masters/n/nicholl-andrew.html+andrew+nicholl+artist&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=8] , [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:-2zJk4rstQcJ:www.ulstermuseum.org.uk/collections/art/works_on_paper/+andrew+nicholl+artist&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=23]O
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Dermod O'Brien (1865-1945)
*Geraldine O'Brien later Hely-Hutchinson
*Helen Sophia O'Hara (1846-1920)P
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Raymond Piper (born England 1923) [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:BOmly0fFYI8J:www.artscouncil-ni.org/aotm/1998/apr1998.htm+raymond+piper&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=3] , [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:mIFxJIyd5wMJ:news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/2868531.stm+raymond+piper&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=1] , [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:3_MdMdAKD9AJ:www.naughtongallery.org/naughtongallery.php%3Fpage%3D79+raymond+piper&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=12]
*Frederica Plunket [http://www.botanicgardens.ie/herb/art.htm]
*Katherine Plunket (1820-1932) [http://www.botanicgardens.ie/herb/art.htm] , [http://www.demogr.mpg.de/books/odense/6/08.htm]
*Caroline Pounds (née Elam)
*Sophia Rosamond Praeger (1867-1954) [http://www.botanicgardens.ie/herb/art.htm] , [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:2ihs0DDS_BgJ:www.ulsterhistory.co.uk/rosamundpraeger.htm+sophia+rosamond+praeger&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=1]
*Frances Proskitt (born England)
*Sarah Purser (1848-1943) [http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&q=sarah+purser+botanical+illustrator&btnG=Search&meta=]Q R S
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Susan Sex [http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:Vy_icP9m8u0J:www.recirca.com/reviews/jorgensen/index.shtml+susan+sex+artist&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=4] , [http://www.irishstamps.ie/IrishStamps/downloads/CollectorsNewsIssue9.pdf]
*Lydia Shackleton (1828-1914) [http://www.botanicgardens.ie/herb/art.htm] , [http://www.botanicgardens.ie/glasra/2_2.htm] , [http://www.botanicgardens.ie/herb/nbgorchd.htm] , [http://www.botanicgardens.ie/herb/nbgorchd.htm]
*James Stuart (c.1802-1842)T
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John Templeton (1766-1825) [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:-44tP8E2kUEJ:www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/personetymol/petymol.p.html+john+templeton+irish+botanical+illustrator&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=5]
*William Edward Trevithick (1899-1958)U V W
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Wendy Walsh (born 1915) [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:nHw_Q5Kf080J:www.wendyfwalsh.com/+wendy+walsh&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=3] , [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:EO7hxQorqpQJ:www.deburcararebooks.com/flowers.htm+wendy+walsh+botanic+illustrator&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=3] , [http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:35K3ScUQxnoJ:www.irishscientist.ie/2002/contents.asp%3Fcontentxml%3D02p59.xml%26contentxsl%3Dis02pages.xsl+wendy+walsh+botanic+illustrator&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=8]
*Mary Ward (née King) (1827-1869)
*John White (born England c.1577-1590)
*Isaac Whitehead (c.1819-1881) [http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:Qu2gqmpcN_EJ:eprints.unimelb.edu.au/archive/00001715/01/Fletcher%27s_of_Collins_Street.htm+isaac+whitehead+botanic+illustrator+artist+flowers&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=10]
*Frances (Fanny) Wilmot Curry (1848-1917)
*David Wilson (1873-1935)X Y Z
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Elizabeth (Lolly) Yeats (1868-1940) see alsoWilliam Butler Yeats ,Jack B. Yeats , [http://www.gardenhistory.com/page/30309-29pg.html]References
* Patricia Butler, "Irish Botanical Illustrators", Antique Collectors Club, London 2000 ISBN 1-85149-357-3
ee also
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Irish National Botanic Gardens
*List of Irish plant collectors
*The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland External links
* Botanic Garden Collection, [http://www.irishscientist.ie/2002/contents.asp?contentxml=02p59.xml&contentxsl=is02pages.xsl]
* Dr. E Charles Nelson, [http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:nAIF7vX-WDUJ:www.tippitiwitchet.co.uk/ecnhome.html+dr.+e+charles+nelson&hl=en&gl=ie&ct=clnk&cd=1]
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