Drawn From Nature

by Patricia Butler

ISBN: 9781788842365

Published: 2023-09-15

Written and researched by author and art historian Patricia Butler, this publication is the first to explore the importance of Irish botanical art in a wide range of fascinating areas. "Generous colour illustrations throughout the book, often full-page, complement her elegant text. As an exhaustive guide to the genre’s evolution in Ireland, it merits warm welcome." — Apollo Magazine "...a meticulously researched and beautifully-illustrated publication which is impressively comprehensive in its scope." — The Irish Times "Drawn from nature is an illuminating pot-pourri paying tribute to the women and men, few of them professional artists, who have portrayed plants from Ireland and elsewhere since the eighteenth century." — Archives of Natural History For centuries, artists of all disciplines have expressed delight in nature through the highly skilled and captivating medium of botanical art. The distinguished contributions of Irish botanical artists include records of plants from...