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'''John Frederick Miller''' (1759–1796) was an English illustrator, mainly of botanical subjects. |
'''John Frederick Miller''' (1759–1796) was an English illustrator, mainly of botanical subjects. |
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Miller was the son of the artist [[Johann Sebastian Müller]] (1715 – c. 1790). Miller, along with his brother James,<ref name="anh2">{{cite web|url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/miller-james.html|title=Miller, James (fl. 1770s)|date=13 November |
Miller was the son of the artist [[Johann Sebastian Müller]] (1715 – c. 1790). Miller, along with his brother James,<ref name="anh2">{{cite web|url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/miller-james.html|title=Miller, James ([[floruit|fl.]] 1770s)|date=13 November 2007|work=biography|publisher=Australian National Herbarium|accessdate=2009-07-05}}</ref> produced paintings from the sketches made by [[Sydney Parkinson]] on [[James Cook]]'s first voyage.<ref name="anh">{{cite web|url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/miller-john-frederick.html|title=Miller, John Frederick (1759-1796)|date=13 November 2007|work=biography|publisher=Australian National Herbarium|accessdate=2009-07-05}}</ref> He accompanied [[Joseph Banks]] on his expedition to [[Iceland]] in 1772. |
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[[File:Miller John Frederick Cimelia Moose.png|thumb|figure from ''Cimelia Physica'']]Miller published ''Cimelia Physica. Figures of rare and curious quadrupeds, birds, &c. together with several of the most elegant plants'' (1796) with text by [[George Shaw]]. |
[[File:Miller John Frederick Cimelia Moose.png|thumb|figure from ''Cimelia Physica'']]Miller published ''Cimelia Physica. Figures of rare and curious quadrupeds, birds, &c. together with several of the most elegant plants'' (1796) with text by [[George Shaw]]. |
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Revision as of 03:17, 28 April 2010
John Frederick Miller (1759–1796) was an English illustrator, mainly of botanical subjects.
Miller was the son of the artist Johann Sebastian Müller (1715 – c. 1790). Miller, along with his brother James,[1] produced paintings from the sketches made by Sydney Parkinson on James Cook's first voyage.[2] He accompanied Joseph Banks on his expedition to Iceland in 1772.
Miller published Cimelia Physica. Figures of rare and curious quadrupeds, birds, &c. together with several of the most elegant plants (1796) with text by George Shaw.
References
- ^ "Miller, James ([[floruit|fl.]] 1770s)". biography. Australian National Herbarium. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
{{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help) - ^ "Miller, John Frederick (1759-1796)". biography. Australian National Herbarium. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
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