This extraordinary book is a blend of accounts of the lives of resident women painters of the 19th century and wonderful examples of their exquisite art. The design is modern and accessible. Art interwoven with botany and social history, a readable insight into the lives of some very extraordinary women. Botanical art is having a tremendous revival and old flower paintings are being reproduced in prints and fabrics. Includes: Sarah Featon; Martha King; Georgina Heatley; Fanny Osborne; Emily Harris; Isobel Hodgkins; Margaret Stoddard; Marianne North; Ellis Rowan.
- ISBN10 0143008056
- ISBN13 9780143008057
- Publish Date 29 October 2007
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 June 2016
- Publish Country NZ
- Publisher Penguin Group (NZ)
- Imprint Penguin Books (NZ)
- Format Paperback
- Pages 144
- Language English