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Art of Nature
Art of Nature: Three Centuries of Natural History Art | Judith Magee
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Art of Nature is an astonishing visual record of the exploration of parts of the natural world that had never previously been documented. It features many of the greatest natural history artists of the last 300 years--Merian, Bartram, Ehret, the Bauer brothers, Audubon, and Gould. Some were seeking fame as scientists or artists, others sought financial gain or at least the prospect of earning a living in what they loved doing. For some it also provided them with the opportunity to present their view of nature to a wider community. Whatever the reasons, few would have contradicted Humboldt's comment that he was "spurred on by an uncertain longing for what is distant and unknown, for whatever excited my fantasy: danger at sea, the desire for adventures, to be transported from a boring daily life to a marvellous world." Continent by continent, Judith Magee draws on the unrivaled collections of the Library of the Natural History Museum in London to illustrate the development of natural history art through the centuries and its crucial role in furthering people's appreciation of nature all around the world.
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from Europe. Kew Gardens. Franz Bauer. King protea. Watercolor.

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from Europe. John Gould. Green throated carib. Eulampis holosericeus Plant: Mandevilla sp. A monograph of the trochilidae. Hand-coloured lithograph.

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from Europe. Anna Atkins. Dictyota dichotoma or Chondrus ciispus British Algae: Cyanotype impressions.

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from Africa. Claude Finch-Davies. Great white pelican. Yellow-billed stork. Watercolor.

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from China. John Reeves. Sacred lotus. Watercolor.

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from China. John Reeves. The red lionfish. Watercolor.

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from Asia. Patrick Russell. Banded krait. Skin and varnish. 🐍

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from Australasia. Port Jackson Painter. Laughing Kookaburra. Watercolor.

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from Australasia. Charles Lesueur. Zoophytes. Hand- coloured engraving.

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from The America‘s section, Maria Sibylla Merian. Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium.
Hand-coloured engraving.