South American Paintings at Kew Gardens by Marianne North

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Marianne North (1830-1890)

Marianne North was a remarkable Victorian artist who travelled the globe in order to satisfy her passion for recording the world's flora with her paintbrush. The result of these epic journeys can be seen in the North Gallery at Kew, where tier upon tier of brightly coloured paintings of flowers, landscapes, animals and birds are arranged.

There are 832 paintings, all completed in 13 years of travel round the world.

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Here are some beautiful examples from her South American Collection 

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A tall Brazilian Climber 

Flowers of Cassia corymbosa in Minas Geraes, Brazil 

View of Mr Morit's Garden at Petropolis, Brazil 

View of the Jesuit College of Caracas, Minas Geraes, Brazil 

View in Brazil near Ouro Preto with Oil Palms 

Flowers and Fruit of the Maricojas Passion Flower 

A Tropical American Water Plant 

Orchids and Creeper on Water-worn Boulders in the Bay of Rio Janeiro, Brazil 

Boulders, Fisherman's Cottage and Tree hung with Air Plant, at Parquita, Brazil 

Indian Palm at Sette, Lagoa, Brazil 

Flor Imperiale, Coral Snake and Spider, Brazil 

Tijuca, Brazil, with a Palm in the foreground 

Some Brazilian Flowers 

Harvesting the Sugar-Cane in Minas Geraes, Brazil 

Flowers cultivated in the Botanic Garden, Rio Janeiro, Brazil 

Flowers of Datura and Humming Birds, Brazil 

View from the Sierra of Petropolis, Brazil 

Palm Trees and Boulders in the Bay of Rio, Brazil 

Trees laden with Parasites and Epiphytes in a Brazilian Garden 

Landscape at Morro Velho, Brazil 

Twining Plant and Butterfly of Brazil 

Avenue of Royal Palms at Botafogo, Brazil 

Organ Peak at Theresoplis and Bay of Rio below 

Wild Flowers of Casa Branca, Brazil 

Countries she visited 

Marianne was devoted to her father, Frederick North, who was Liberal MP for Hastings. When he died in 1869 it had a profound effect on her for until then all life had centred on him. In 1871 at the age of 40 Marianne began her astonishing series of trips around the world.

Between 1871 and 1885 she visited America, Canada, Jamaica, Brazil, Tenerife, Japan, Singapore, Sarawak, Java, Sri Lanka, India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Seychelles and Chile. Some of the plants she painted proved new to science and one genus and four species were named in her honour. She took a year off from travelling in 1881-1882 to arrange her pictures in the Gallery, which was built at her own expense and designed by James Ferguson, the architectural historian.

Marianne North retired to Gloucestershire, where she died on 30th August 1890.

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diwakat wrote...

Hey, great imigaes on the works of Marianne. This is a real passion and shows just how we should live our lives with passion. Gave a 5** rate. Mind checking out my lens on Lion Safari and give your rate

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