Botanical illustration is the most popular genre of natural history illustration. Many botanical artists still work within the traditional sphere, illustrating scientific journals and popular ...

Many of the illustrations they made are now iconotypes ... Ferdinand (1760-1826) and Franz Bauer (1758-1840) were among the best natural history artists of all time. Their obsession with colour is ...

Harris, an exploration of the naturalist’s landmark treatise, The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. “Catesby presented his readers with illustrations of a wide ...