Lilian Snelling
British botanical illustrator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lilian Snelling (1879–1972) was "probably the most important British botanical artist of the first half of the 20th century".[4] She was the principal artist and lithographer to Curtis's Botanical Magazine between 1921 and 1952[5] and "was considered one of the greatest botanical artists of her time" – "her paintings were both detailed and accurate and immensely beautiful".[6] She was appointed MBE in 1954[7] and was awarded the Victoria Medal in 1955.[4] The standard author abbreviation Snelling is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[8]
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Lilian Snelling | |
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Born | (1879-06-08)8 June 1879 St Mary Cray, Kent |
Died | 12 October 1972(1972-10-12) (aged 93) St Mary Cray, Kent |
Occupation | Botanical artist |
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