Spring flowers from by Margaret Roscoe from ‘Floral illustrations of the seasons’ Engraved by Robert Havell Jr. in London, 1838.
UW-Madison Special Collections 🌱
#hernaturalhistory #botanicalart #sciart
A C17th watercolor and gouache drawing of a thyme plant, including roots, from an album of drawings of 50 different plants. The label "Timelea" is written in black near the roots. At the top of the page is a longer 5-word label that begins with "Thymelea." In the top right corner "Timelea 39" is written.
Timelea / Thymelaea, c. 1631, by #GiovannaGarzoni (Italian, 1600-1670). F.39 (seq. 88), Piante Varie, c. 1650, held at the @dumbartonoaks.bsky.social Research Library, doaks.org/resources/ra... #hernaturalhistory #womenbotanicalartists #artherstory #womenartists #InternationalPlantAppreciationDay
A watercolor and gouache drawing of a tomato plant growing out of the ground, with tomato flowers as well as ripe and unripe tomatoes. The artist's signature appears at in the lower right corner.
Solanum lycopersicum / Tomato, c. 1690-1730, by #AlidaWithoos (Dutch, c. 1661/2-1730). Held at Wageningen University & Research, images.wur.nl/digital/coll... #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory #FreshTomatoDay #NationalFreshTomatoDay
Privet hawk moth (Sphinx ligustri) and caterpillar by Mary Anne Burges (1763–1813) titled 'Lepidoptera of the British Isles,' c1810.
Yale Center for British Art.
#LepidopteraoftheBritishIsles #hernaturalhistory #butterflies #moths #sciart #insectart
Original paintings of butterflies and moths from an album by Mary Anne Burges (1763–1813) titled 'Lepidoptera of the British Isles,' c1810.
Yale Center for British Art.
#MaryAnneBurges #LepidopteraoftheBritishIsles #hernaturalhistory #butterflies #moths
A portrait-mode rectangular watercolor drawing of strawberry, currant, and gooseberry plants, including leaves and fruits.
Strawberries, currants, and gooseberries, n.d., by #MariaSibyllaMerian (German, 1647–1717), who was born #otd, Apr 2. Held by the Albertina, sammlungenonline.albertina.at/objects/1041... #womenartists #hernaturalhistory #artherstory
We did miss it! Thanks for bringing it to our attention! #hernaturalhistory
Original painting of a passionflower Caroline D. Murdoch created for an album dated 1867-1869. I saw this when I visited Harvard Botany Libraries 🌿🌱.
#botanicalart #hernaturalhistory #passionflower
A watercolor and bodycolor drawing of the life cycle of a frog. At bottom left is a green frog depicted from the side, facing the left edge of the artwork, mouth open to capture and eat a bug. Also depicted are freshly laid frog eggs, then moving up the page, the development by stages from tadpole into frog. Across the middle of the artwork is a vine-y blue flower. Above the plant are a small frog, a frog depicted head-on and slightly from above (which almost looks more like a crab than a frog), and a medium sized grayish frog depicted from the side, facing the left edge of the painting.
Metamorphosis of a Frog and Blue Flower, c. 1701–1705, attr to #MariaSibyllaMerian, (German-born, 1647-1717). Held by Minneapolis Institute of Art, collections.artsmia.org/art/10445/me... #WorldFrogDay #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory
A just about square, framed watercolor drawing of three butterflies (according to the museum title, then translated from Dutch; but at least one of them might be a moth) at right, and a dragonfly toward the lower left corner. Toward the lower right corner is the artist's signature over the word "fecit."
Butterflies, 1658, by #MargarethaDeHeer (#MargaretaDeHeer; Dutch, 1603–1665). Held at Fries Museum; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ma... #artherstory #womenartists #hernaturalhistory #NationalLearnAboutButterfliesDay
A watercolor and gouache drawing on foxed paper of two flowers, both shown from the side. At the left is a purple and white fritillary with a leaf, bowed over toward the left edge of the artwork. At right is an anemone with white-edged red petals; the flower, not fully opened, angles up toward the right top corner of the page.
Fritillaria meliagris L. (Kievietsei), Anemone, n.d., by #CatharinaLintheimer (Dutch, 1685-1748). From Simon Schynvoet’s Konstboeck, c.1690–1750, held by Wageningen University & Research Special Collections, images.wur.nl/digital/coll... #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory
Geastrum, or Earthstar mushroom, from Anna Maria Hussey’s ‘Illustrations of British mycology’ Published in London: Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1849-55.
I saw this at UW-Madison Special Collections.
#hernaturalhistory #Geastrum #earthstar
A vertically narrow rectangular collage of a group of narcissus against a dark background. There are four blooms presented from the front and two, barely visible toward the back, from the side. in the lower right are the artist's initials in red. In the lower left is a handwritten label in dark ink within a rectangle of white.
Narcissus, 1776, by #MaryDelany (English, 1700-1788). Held at The @britishmuseum.bsky.social, www.britishmuseum.org/collection/i... #womenartists #artherstory #NarcissusDay #hernaturalhistory
Stepping Into the Light: Women Artists and Creative Kinships
by Amalia Wojciechowski, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
www.lywam.org/stepping-int...
#hernaturalhistory
A drawing in gouache on paper of four bright orange, papery Chinese lantern husks. Toward the upper left corner are 3 husks, grouped together, touching, with 2 in the back and one up front. The one in front is split such that the viewer can see the orange seed inside. In the lower right corner sits a single husk.
Chinese Lantern, 1770-1815, by #CarolineFriederikeFriedrich (German, 1749-1815), who was born #otd, Mar 4. Held by Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo, www.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/collectio...
#hernaturalhistory #womenartists #artherstory
A watercolor drawing of a strawberry plant growing in the ground. On the plant are ripe red strawberries, immature white strawberries, and a couple of flowers. The leaves on the right are discolored with brown edges and on one leaf, yellow spots.
Strawberry Plant, c.1690–1695, by #AlidaWithoos (Dutch, 1660/2-1730). Private collection; source, “Women and the Art of Flower Painting,” by Ariane van Suchtelen, @mauritshuis.bsky.social, artherstory.net/women-and-th... #artherstory #womenartists #hernaturalhistory #NationalStrawberryDay (US)
A watercolor drawing of three stalks of Purperorchis, depicted growing in the ground. The flowers are arranged in a thick, dense cluster at the top of the stem.At the base of the plant are elongated, broad green leaves.
Purperorchis / Orchis purpurea, n.d., by #MariaMoninckx (#MariaMonnincks; Dutch, 1673 or 1676–1757), who was buried #otd, Feb 26
Folio 58 from Moninckx Atlas, vol. 8, c.1699–1709, held at the @allardpierson.bsky.social
#womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory
A 19th-century drawing of an Asian barred owlet
Asian barred owlet, n.d., by #ElizabethGould (British, 1804-41). Source, @themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy, www.themarginalian.org/2023/07/15/e... #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory #SuperbOwlSunday #SuperbOwls Superb Owl
A watercolor drawing of an Indian Eagle Owl from the very early 19th century
Indian Eagle Owl / Bubo bengalensis, 1801-7?, by Lady #ElizabethSymondsGwillim (British, 1763-1807). Held by McGill Univ Rare Books & Special Colls, archivalcollections.library.mcgill.ca/index.php/ea... #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory #ElizabethGwillim #SuperbOwlSunday #SuperbOwls
An 18th-century watercolor illustration by Sarah Stone of a barn owl
Barn Owl / Tyto alba, c. 1790, by #SarahStone (married name #SarahSmith; British, 1762-1844). Source, Master Drawings New York, www.masterdrawingsnewyork.com/artworks/bar... #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory #SuperbOwlSunday #SuperbOwls
A watercolor study of three different flowers with a little bit of each stem also showing. At top left to center is the yellow arctotis flower. Angling from near-center bottom to ascend up the right edge of the page is a sprig of light purple delphinium, with about 10 flowers shown from different angles. Occupying the bottom left quadrant of the page are two red poppy buds just beginning to emerge.
Study of Poppy, Arctotis and Delphinium, C18th, by #CatharinaBacker (Dutch, 1689-1766), who died #otd, Feb 8. Held by @amsterdammuseum.bsky.social, am.adlibhosting.com/amonline/adv...
#womenartists #hernaturalhistory
A watercolor study of the heads of two pink cabbage roses, freefloating on the left side of a piece of brown paper. At the right is a study of a bunch of large, thick green leaves. At the middle bottom is a study of two rosebuds on a branch. Curling over the rose heads to the left edge of the paper from the stem in the middle of the page are two sprigs (both from the one stem) of a plant with small green leaves.
Cabbage #Rose, c. 1710-12, by #CatharinaBacker (Dutch, 1689-1766), who died #otd, Feb 8. Held by @amsterdammuseum.bsky.social, am.adlibhosting.com/ais6v2/Detai...
#RoseDay #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory
A watercolor study of an almost globular pink rose from the side, on its stem, with leaves. On a separate sprig on the same branch is a rosebud, also shown from the side. There is a line of handwriting in German at the top right, and five lines of handwriting in German at the lower left, which include the artist's signature, and the date.
Watercolor Study of a #Rose, 1675, by #MariaSibyllaMerian, (German-born, 1647-1717). Held by the Staatsbibliothek, Bamberg; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ma... #RoseDay #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory
A painting of at least 7 birds - including chickens and ducks - in a landscape, with a garden vase and a statue of a lady beyond
Fowl in a landscape, with a garden vase and a statue of a lady beyond, 1685/90, by #CorneliaDeRijk (or #CorneliaDeRijck; Dutch, 1653-1726), who married for the 2nd time #otd, Feb 3.
#artherstory #womenartists #hernaturalhistory
The Science and Poetry of Flowers
by Gurpreet Sihat
gksihat.com/rachel-ruysch/
#artherstory #RachelRuysch #womenartists #hernaturalhistory
A watercolor and gouache on paper drawing of two treecreepers on a dead treetrunk in a landscape. At the top, one bird leans over upside down toward the 2nd bird, who sits upright on a branch. The two curved bills do not quite touch. Underneath the drawing is the legend CERTHIA. Familiaris
Eurasian treecreeper, 1770-1800, by #AnnLee (British, 1753-1790). Held by the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, rammcollections.org.uk/collections/... #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory
An historic illustration of a daisy plant (green leaves, flowers with yellow centers and white petals.
Deborah Griscom Passmore (1840-1911) was an artist for the USDA Division of Pomology for 19 yrs. This oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) is from her album of American wildflowers, in #BHLib via usdagov.bsky.social: www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58157899 #DaisyDay #HerNaturalHistory #SciArt 🌼 🧪 🎨
A drawing of a stalk of a plant with green leaves and orange, tubelike flowers. At the bottom left is the calligraphed label "Klimop"; in the bottom right corner is the name of the artist in calligraphy.
Klimop / Ivy, 1665-1719, by #AlidaWithoos (Dutch, 1660/2-1730), who was married #otd, Jan 23. Held by Amsterdam Museum, am.adlibhosting.com/Details/muse... #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory
An oil painting of squirrels in a tree. Three squirrels are visible, in whole or part. At left is a side view of a squirrel, with its tail partially cut off by the painting's bottom edge, moving toward a nut just above its head. At bottom middle is the head and left paw only of a squirrel climing the tree. At right, the 3rd squirrel sits on a branch, eating a nut that it holds in both paws. From the museum's object page: "This dynamic animal painting, which features three American red squirrels set against the foliage of an American chestnut tree, was likely painted in the aftermath of the Centennial. The work reveals Waters’ mature, naturalistic style in its careful delineation of a variety of textures—from the spiky husks of the chestnut pods to the thick, multi-colored fur of the squirrels’ tails."
Untitled / Squirrels in a Chestnut Tree, 1875-80, by #SusanCatherineMooreWaters (American, 1823-1900). Held by the @metmuseum.org, www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... #artherstory #womenartists #hernaturalhistory #SquirrelAppreciationDay
A watercolor drawing of a somewhat blousy looking white tulip on a stalk with three leaves. Toward the top left, sitting on a petal, is a black and yellow beetle. Toward the right edge, about a third of the way from the bottom, sits a garden tiger moth.
A #tulip, a butterfly of the species Arctia caja (garden tiger moth), & a beetle (possibly a longhorn), C18th, by #BarbaraReginaDietzsch (1706–1783). Held by @metmuseum.org, www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... #NationalTulipDay (NL) #TulipDay #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory
