William Hooker (botanical illustrator)
William Hooker (1779–1832) was a British illustrator of natural history. He studied under Franz Bauer (1758–1840), becoming the official artist of the Royal Horticultural Society from 1812 until retirement in 1820,[1] whose publications he illustrated. His paintings of fruit were particularly appreciated.[2]
Hooker also worked on the "Oriental Memoirs" of James Forbes and The Paradisus Londinensis with descriptions by Richard Anthony Salisbury (1761–1829).[3] He contributed illustrations for "Hooker's Finest Fruits" until his death in 1832.[4]
See also
- Hooker's green, a green pigment, useful for representing leaves.
References
- ^ "HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London ... [Bound with:] Transactions ... Second Series". Donald A Heald - rare books, prints and maps. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Blunt, Wilfred; Stearn, William T (1950). The Art of Botanical Illustration (First ed.). ISBN 978-1851491773.
- ^ Blunt, Wilfrid; Stearn, William Thomas (1994). The Art of Botanical Illustration. An Illustrated History [1950 edition]. New York: Dover. pp. xxxii, 304. ISBN 0-486-27265-6.
- ^ https://www.kingandmcgaw.com/prints/charles-john-robertson/strawberry-wilmot-s-superb-426176#426176::media:1_size:343,400
- ^ International Plant Names Index. W.Hook.
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