ri-science: Elizabeth Twining’s beautiful illustrations, for Fascination of Plants Day.Elizabeth Twi
ri-science: Elizabeth Twining’s beautiful illustrations, for Fascination of Plants Day.Elizabeth Twining was born in 1805 into the Twinings tea merchant family. Raised in a privileged area of London, she learned art and drawing as part of her education. Inspired by Curtis's The Botanical Magazine and the Royal Horticultural Society at Chiswick gardens, she began drawing plants and flowers; she practised by making sketches from works in the Dulwich Picture Gallery, and toured famous museums thanks to her father’s patronage.From Illustrations of the Natural Order of Plants, 1849. -- source link