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Marianne North: A Very Intrepid Painter. Second edition.
Michelle Payne
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Description for Marianne North: A Very Intrepid Painter. Second edition.
Hardback. .
This is the story of Marianne North, an unmarried middle-aged Victorian lady of comfortable means, set off in 1871 on her first expedition to make a pictorial record of the tropical and exotic plants of the world. Marianne produced more than 800 paintings which are housed in a special gallery at Kew. Now in second edtion, this book provides an overview of her paintings and the Marianne North Gallery (built under her patronage) where almost all her paintings hang, the history of the gallery and its architecture and its restoration. The beautiful gift book details Marianne's ... Read more
This is the story of Marianne North, an unmarried middle-aged Victorian lady of comfortable means, set off in 1871 on her first expedition to make a pictorial record of the tropical and exotic plants of the world. Marianne produced more than 800 paintings which are housed in a special gallery at Kew. Now in second edtion, this book provides an overview of her paintings and the Marianne North Gallery (built under her patronage) where almost all her paintings hang, the history of the gallery and its architecture and its restoration. The beautiful gift book details Marianne's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Royal Botanic Gardens United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
584g
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842466087
SKU
V9781842466087
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Ref
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About Michelle Payne
Michelle Payne holds an MA in twentieth century literature and its intellectual contexts, awarded by Goldsmith College, University of London. She is a writer and an editor.
Reviews for Marianne North: A Very Intrepid Painter. Second edition.
A modern woman from a not-so-modern time, Marianne North can be much better appreciated today.
Cent Magazine This is an exquisite publication with over 800 of Marianne's beautiful paintings taking the reader on a world tour as we follow this amazing woman on her travels.
Reckless Gardener
Cent Magazine This is an exquisite publication with over 800 of Marianne's beautiful paintings taking the reader on a world tour as we follow this amazing woman on her travels.
Reckless Gardener