Daniel Giraud Elliot

Born: March 7, 1835, Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Died: December 22, 1915, Manhattan, New York, U.S.

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• Known for:

• • A Monograph of the Phasianidae (Pheasants)

  • A Monograph of the Paradiseidae (Birds of Paradise)

  • A Monograph of the Felidae (Cats)

• Printing Techniques Used:

• • Hand-colored Lithography

• Categories:

• • Bird Prints

  • Animal Prints

Louis Agassiz Fuertes

Born: February 7, 1874, Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Died: August 22, 1951, Unadilla, New York, U.S.

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• Known for:

• • Abyssinian Expedition Watercolors  
    

• Techniques Used:

• • Watercolor and Graphite

• Categories:

• • Bird Drawings

  • Animal Drawings

John Gould

Born: September 14, 1804, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, U.K.
Died: February 3, 1881, Bedford Square, London, U.K.

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• Known for:

• • Family of Humming Birds

  • Family of Toucans

  • Birds of Australia

  • Birds of Great Britain

  • Birds of New Guinea

  • Birds of Europe

  • Birds of Asia

• Printing Technique Used:

• • Hand-colored Lithography

• Categories:

• • Bird Prints

  • Animal Prints

Edward Lear

Born: May 12, 1812, Holloway, Middlesex, England, U.K.
Died: January 29, 1888, Sanremo, Liguaira, Italy

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• Known for:

• • Birds of Europe

  • Illustrations of Parrots

• Printing Technique Used:

• • Hand-colored Lithography

• Categories:

• • Bird Prints

Prideaux John Selby

Born: July 23, 1788, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, U.K.
Died: March 27, 1867, Bamburgh, Northumberland, England, U.K.

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• Known for:

• • Illustrations of British Ornithology

  • A History of British Forest-trees

  • Magazine of Zoology and Botany

• Printing Techniques Used:

• • Hand-colored Lithography

• Categories:

• • Bird Prints

Alexander Wilson

Born: July 6, 1766, Paisley, Scotland, U.K.
Died: August 23, 1813, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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• Known for:

• • American Ornithology; or, the Natural History of Birds of the United States

• Printing Technique Used:

• • Hand-colored Engraving

• Categories:

• • Bird Prints

James Bateman

Born: July 18, 1811, Redvales, Lancashire, England, U.K.
Died: November 27, 1897, Worthing, Sussex, England, U.K.

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• Known for:

• • A Monograph of Odontoglossum
    

  • The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala

  • A Second Century of Orchidaceous Plants

• Printing Technique Used:

• • Hand-colored Lithography

• Categories:

• • Botanical Prints

  • Flower Prints

Abbe Laurent Berlese

Born: April 26, 1784, Campo Molino, Italy
Died: August 16, 1863,Campo Molino, Italy

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• Known for:

• • Iconographie du Genre Camellia...

• Printing Techniques Used:

• • Stipple Engraving finished by hand with gum arabic

• Categories:

• • Botanical Prints

  • Flower Prints

Basilius Besler

Born: 1591, Nuremberg, Germany
Died: 1629, Nuremberg, Germany

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• Known for:

• • Hortus Eystettensis (Garden of Eichstätt)

• Printing Techniques Used:

• • Engraving

  • Hand-colored Engraving

• Categories:

• • Botanical Prints

  • Flower Prints

George Brookshaw

Born: 1751, Birmingham, England, U.K.
Died: 1823, London, England, U.K.

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• Known for:

• • Pomona Britannica

• Printing Technique Used:

• • Hand-colored Aquatint engraving

• Categories:

• • Botanical Prints

  • Flower Prints

Priscilla Susan Bury

Born: January 12, 1799, Liverpool, England, U.K.
Died: March 8, 1872, Croydon, England, U.K.

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• Known for:

• • A Selection of Hexandrian Plants

• Printing Techniques Used:

• • Hand-colored Engraving

• Categories:

• • Botanical Prints

  • Flower Prints

Heeyoung Kim

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• Known for:

• • Native Midwestern Plantlife and Orchids

• Techniques Used:

• • Watercolor and graphite

• Categories:

• • Botanical Art

  • Floral Art

Margaret Mee

Born: May 22, 1909, Chesham, England, U.K.
Died: November 30, 1988, Seagrave, Leicestershire, England, U.K.

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• Known for:

• • Flowers of the Brazilian Forests

• Printing Techniques Used:

• • Watercolor and graphite

• Categories:

• • Botanical Art

  • Floral Art

Maria Sibylla Merian

Born: April 2, 1647, Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
Died: January 13, 1717, Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Netherlands)

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• Known for:

• • Neues Blumenbuch

  • Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium

• Printing Techniques Used:

• • Hand-colored Engraving

• Categories:

• • Botanical Prints

  • Insect Prints
  • Flower Prints
  • Reptile Prints

Pierre Antoine Poiteau

Born: March 23, 1766, Ambleny, France
Died: February 27, 1854, Paris, France

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• Known for:

• • Histoire naturelle des orangers  
    

  • Traité des arbres fruitiers 

  • Pomologie française  
    

  • Cours d'horticulture

• Printing Technique Used:

• • Color Stipple Engraving

• Categories:

• • Botanical Prints

  • Flower Prints
  • Fruit Prints

Clara Maria Pope

Born: 1767, London, England, U.K.
Died: December 24, 1838, London, England, U.K.

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• Known for:

• • Monograph of the Genus Camellia

  • The Beauties of Flora

• Printing Techniques Used:

• • Hand-colored Engraving

• Categories:

• • Botanical Prints

  • Flower Prints

Pierre-Joseph Redouté

Born: July 10, 1759, Saint-Hubert, Belgium
Died: June 19, 1840, Paris, France

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• Known for:

• • Les Liliacées  
    

  • Les Roses

  • Choix des plus belles fleurs...

• Printing Technique Used:

• • Color Stipple Engraving

• Categories:

• • Botanical Prints

  • Flower Prints

Dr. Robert Thornton

Born: 1768, England, U.K.
Died: 1837

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• Known for:

• • Temple of Flora

• Printing Techniques Used:

• • Hand-colored Aquatint Engraving

• Categories:

• • Botanical Prints

  • Flower Prints