- Foreword by Dr Shirley Sherwood, OBE - Features 220 colour
illustrations - Unique account of Irish botanical art by author, art
historian, and curator, Patricia Butler - Demonstrates the significant
contributions made by Irish artists in the field of botanical art -
Glorious botanical artworks from the 17th century to the present 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 17th-century Ireland, early illustrated floras and
botanical art found in the field of design. Drawn from Nature: The
Flowering of Irish Art also covers the importance of botanical art to
the Ordnance Survey of Ireland during the 19th century, as well as the
vital plant portraits produced by Irish women. These portraits assisted
generations of botanists in understanding and describing the natural
world but received scant recognition. Published for the first time,
these outstanding examples of Irish botanical art, from both public and
private collections, demonstrate a shared desire by botanical artists to
observe, illuminate and record Ireland's unique flora. This book finally
affords them the recognition they deserve.
