Marianne North

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Julia Margaret Cameron : Portrait photography by Marianne North, around 1870

Marianne North (born October 24, 1830 in Hastings , † August 30, 1890 in Alderley , Gloucestershire ) was a well-known artist of the 19th century , whose creative focus was on the representation of botanical motifs.

Life

Olearia argophylla

Marianne North was a daughter of the wealthy landowner and politician Frederick North. She received singing lessons from the concert singer Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby. After her voice failed, she soon devoted herself entirely to painting. After the death of her mother († 1855), she often accompanied her father on his travels. Her father died in 1869, leaving her with a sizable fortune.

Marianne North was an unusually widely traveled woman for the time. In search of new motifs, she traveled all over the world, including Brazil , Japan , Borneo , Java , India , Australia , Ceylon and the Canary Islands . One of her favorite destinations in the Seychelles was North Island . Her art works are in the Botanical Garden (Marianne North Gallery) in Kew, London issued. A number of plant species have been named in her honor, including the Areca northiana , Crinum northianum , Kniphofia northiana , Nepenthes northiana and Northea seychellana .

She maintained a close friendship with the naturalist Charles Darwin and with the US President Ulysses S. Grant .

The value of her plant drawings lies not only in the artistic representation, but also in the documentation of an endangered vegetation.

literature

  • Marianne North: A Vision of Eden: The Life and Work of Marianne North: Life and Works of Marianne North , Webb & Bower (1986) ISBN 0-906-67118-3
  • Marianne North: Recollections of a Happy Life: Being the Autobiography of Marianne North , University of Virginia Press (1993) ISBN 0-813-91469-8
  • Marianne North: Abundant Beauty: The Adventurous Travels of Marianne North, Botanical Artist , ed. v. Laura Ponsonby, Greystone (2010) ISBN 978-1-55365-541-1
  • Michelle Payne: Marianne North: A Very Intrepid Painter , Kew Publishing (2011) ISBN 978-1-84246-430-4

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME North, Marianne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British painter and world traveler
DATE OF BIRTH October 24, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH Hastings
DATE OF DEATH August 30, 1890
Place of death Alderley , Gloucestershire