In honor of International Women’s Day, today we’re featuring the botanical art o
In honor of International Women’s Day, today we’re featuring the botanical art of Sarah Ann Drake (1803-1857), a prolific British botanical illustrator. She was trained to create drawings from living plants by botanist and leading member of the Royal Horticultural Society John Lindley, and went on to illustrate a number of books by Lindley and others. This print of orchids is from Lindley’s “Sertum Orchidaceum.” In acknowledgement of her contribution to his work, Lindley named the genus Drakea for her. More here: https://www.georgeglazer.com/prints/nathist/botanical/drakeinv/drakeinv.html -- source link
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