Gailearaí

Masters of Botanical Illustration

Botanical illustration is a discipline of visual communication, with the clear scientific purpose of obtaining an accurate depiction of a plant by means of artistic techniques. This visual discipline plays an essential role in experimental and applied sciences, including the fields of biology, medicine, pharmacy, agriculture and horticulture. Since ancient times, graphic techniques have been used to illustrate that which it was not possible to express in words. Over time, botanical illustration has evolved as a scientific discipline, with ever-improving quality and accuracy of drawings. Generally, botanical illustrations represent plants as a generic idealisation, to avoid possible imperfections of individual specimens. In this cluster can be found a selection of botanical illustrations from some of the most talented and famous botanical illustrators (ie. G. D. Ehret, P. J. Redouté, E. Blackwell, J. Sowerby, P. Bessa, etc.) The selection ranges chronologically from the invention of the printing press (in the middle of the XV century) to the beginning of the XX century.

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Georg Dionysius Ehret illustrator

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

A. J. Cavanilles illustrator

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Syd.Edwards illustrator

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Syd.Edwards illustrator

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

James Sowerby illustrator

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Rémond illustrator

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P.Bessa illustrator

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

P. Bessa illustrator

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Fitch et lith illustrator

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Antoni Jacobi Goedkint illustrator

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S.Edwards illustrator

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J. Brunete illustrator

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Willkomm illustrator

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D.Hewig illustrator

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

D.Hedwig illustrator

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

P.Bessa illustrator

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

A. J. Cavanilles illustrator

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Is. Galvez illustrator

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Turpin illustrator

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Husnot et lith illustrator

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W.Krüger illustrator

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

P. Bessa illustrator

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Willkomm illustrator

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid

Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid