Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria
Australian National Herbarium
Biographical Notes
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Illustrated for Alexander Humboldt. Some Australian material in various French publications including J.J.H.Labillardière�s Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen (1804-1806) and F.G.Levrault�s Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (1816-1829). Also drew for J.J.H.Labillardière�s Sertum Austro-Caledonicum (1824-1825).
His son also illustrated some Australian plants.
A.M.Coates The Treasury of Flowers (1975); M.Rix The Art of the Plant World (1981); L.deBray The Art of Botanical Illustration (1989); W.Blunt & W.T.Stearn The Art of Botanical Illustration 2nd edn (1994); B.Elliott Treasures of the Royal Horticultural Society (1994); H.Hewson Australia - 300 Years of Botanical Illustration (1999)