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.
There are 832 paintings, all completed in 13 years of travel round the world.
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Fetching RSS feed... please stand byHere are some beautiful examples from her South American Collection
Some Fruits and Vegetables used in Brazil
Oil Painting Lesson with Jack Kolber - "Misty Morning"
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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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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