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A Cobra Lily, c. 1821 Painting by Vishnupersaud
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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2021-09-17

Zainuddin, Vishnupersaud nd Rungiah were artists who worked wth surgeon-botanists of th East India Company to paint Indian flora. Martyn Rix,author of 'Indian Botanical Art;An Illustrated History' talks to me on th Books&Authors podcast abt his SUPERB book
https://t.co/5u1W3BGjE1

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2021-09-11

This week's is a delightful Himalayan Dolomiaea from 'Illustrations of the ... of the Himalayan Mountains' by Royle (1839)

Most of the plates in this work are after Vishnupersaud, the greatest Indian artist of his time

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2018-11-16