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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.


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.
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 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.


[[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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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.

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.

References

  1. ^ "Miller, James (fl. 1770s)". biography. Australian National Herbarium. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  2. ^ "Miller, John Frederick (1759-1796)". biography. Australian National Herbarium. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 2009-07-05.

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