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South American Paintings at Kew Gardens by Marianne North

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Marianne North was a Victorian Painter who visited South America and drew some wonderful paintings, some of which you can find here

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 Gardens, 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.

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

Some Fruits and Vegetables used in Brazil

Oil Painting Lesson with Jack Kolber - "Misty Morning"

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 North 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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