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Tree Peony, n.d., by #KatharinaFreiinVonRöthlein (Austrian 1804-1833), who was born #otd, Mar 14. Held at the Albertina Museum, sammlungenonline.albertina.at/default.aspx... #hernaturalhistory #womenbotanicalartists #womenartists #artherstory
March 14, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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Lizards, Insects, & Plants, Including Clover & Forget-Me-Nots, C17th, by #JohannaHelenaHerolt (German, 1668-c.1723), who was born #otd, Jan 5. Held at The Morgan Library & Museum, www.themorgan.org/drawings/ite... #artherstory #womenbotanicalartists #hernaturalhistory #womenartists #JohannaHerolt
January 5, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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Aloe Africana caulescens, 1702, by #MariaMoninckx (#MariaMonnincks; Dutch, 1673 or 1676–1757), who was buried #otd, Feb 26. Held at the @uva.nl; source, Female Artists in History, www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... #womenartists #artherstory #womenbotanicalartists #hernaturalhistory
A drawing of an aloe plant, with six bottom leaves drooping over, and five upper leaves standing more or less straight up.
February 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Papavers / Papauero / Poppies, c. 1630-32, by #GiovannaGarzoni (Italian, 1600-1670). Piante Varie, c. 1650, f. 17., (seq. 44) held at the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, viewer.lib.harvard.edu/viewer/URN-3... #hernaturalhistory #womenbotanicalartists #artherstory #womenartists #WorldBotanicalArtDay
A C17th watercolor and gouache drawing of two poppy plants. The plant at the left has a white flower and is depicted with the stem cut off, no root. The plant at the right is taller, and is depicted with the root; it has a pink flower. Both flowers bow over toward the left edge of the page. The label "Papuero" is written in black between the two stems. "Papavers" is handwritten in the top right corner.
May 18, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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Timelea / Thymelaea, c. 1631, by #GiovannaGarzoni (Italian, 1600-1670). F.39 (seq. 88), Piante Varie, c. 1650, held at the @dumbartonoaks.bsky.social Research Library, doaks.org/resources/ra... #hernaturalhistory #womenbotanicalartists #artherstory #womenartists #InternationalPlantAppreciationDay
A C17th watercolor and gouache drawing of a thyme plant, including roots, from an album of drawings of 50 different plants. The label "Timelea" is written in black near the roots. At the top of the page is a longer 5-word label that begins with "Thymelea." In the top right corner "Timelea 39" is written.
April 13, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Richea dracophylla / White Flowering Grass Tree, n.d., by #LouisaAnneMeredith (#LouisaAnneTwamley; English-born Australian, 1812-95), who died #otd, Oct 21. Held by the Royal Society of Tasmania, rst.org.au/artstory-6-l... #artherstory #womenbotanicalartists #hernaturalhistory #womenartists
October 21, 2023 at 12:59 PM
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Centaurium majus orientale, 1703-05, by #MariaMoninckx (#MariaMonnincks; Dutch, 1673 or 1676–1757). Held at the University of Amsterdam; source, Female Artists in History, www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... #womenartists #artherstory #womenbotanicalartists #hernaturalhistory
January 14, 2024 at 3:56 PM