Botanist Collection (page 4)

Joseph Banks reading to the Society Volta's letter
5308268 Joseph Banks reading to the Society Volta's letter.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Joseph Banks reading to the Society Volta's letter about his electric pile (battery)

Tulip varieties from Thornton's "The Temple of Flora"
5856489 Tulip varieties from Thornton's "The Temple of Flora"; (add.info.: Tulip varieties, including the Louis XVI, Washington, La Triomphe Royale, Duchess of Devonshire, Gloria Mundi)

A pharmacist (apothecary), Engraving by Jost Amman (1539-1591) 16th century
FGL5472742 A pharmacist (apothecary), Engraving by Jost Amman (1539-1591) 16th century.; Fototeca Gilardi

Portrait of Jean Linden, Belgian horticulturalist, nursery owner and publisher
FLO4995493 Portrait of Jean Linden, Belgian horticulturalist, nursery owner and publisher. Woodcut from Lucien Linden's l'Illustration Horticole, Brussels

Ulisse Aldrovandi or Aldrovandus (1522 Ð1605), Italian naturalist and founder of Bologna's botanical garden
FLO4987916 Ulisse Aldrovandi or Aldrovandus (1522 Ð1605), Italian naturalist and founder of Bologna's botanical garden. Portrait engraved on steel by W.H

Plate of roses from John Parkinson's Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris
5307259 Plate of roses from John Parkinson's Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris.; (add.info.: Plate of Roses from John Parkinson's Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris)

Plate showing various herbs from John Parkinson's Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris
5307935 Plate showing various herbs from John Parkinson's Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris'.; (add.info.: Plate showing various herbs from John Parkinson's Paradisi in Sole Paradisus)

Portrait of Bernard de Jussieu (1699-1777), French botanist bringing two cedres from England to Paris in 1734
ELD4931863 Portrait of Bernard de Jussieu (1699-1777), French botanist bringing two cedres from England to Paris in 1734 (Bernard de Jussieu bringing the cedar of Lebanon to Paris)

Portrait of Otto BRUNFELS (1488-1534) German botanist
XEE5028359 Portrait of Otto BRUNFELS (1488-1534) German botanist; (add.info.: Portrait of Otto BRUNFELS (1488-1534) German botanist); Stefano Bianchetti

Left Frontispice of the "Materia Medica" by Charles Linne, 1749
XEE5027396 Left Frontispice of the "Materia Medica" by Charles Linne, 1749; (add.info.: Left Frontispice of the "Materia Medica" by Charles Linne, 1749); Stefano Bianchetti

Portrait of Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708), French botanist
XEE5031980 Portrait of Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708), French botanist; (add.info.: Portrait of Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708), French botanist); Stefano Bianchetti

American botanist Asa Gray (1810-1888). Digitally colored printed halftone reproduction of a photograph
NWI4949156 American botanist Asa Gray (1810-1888). Digitally colored printed halftone reproduction of a photograph; (add.info.: American botanist Asa Gray (1810-1888)

The Bonamy has yellow flowers. Yellow-flowered lady's nightcap, Bonamia species
FLO4596962 The Bonamy has yellow flowers. Yellow-flowered lady's nightcap, Bonamia species. Named for the English physician and botanist Francois Bonamy

Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist depicted in Sami costume of Lappland. Steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir
FLO4650441 Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist depicted in Sami costume of Lappland. Steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardine's Naturalist's Library: Ornithology: Hummingbirds

Pomegranate, Punica granatum. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith
FLO4671558 Pomegranate, Punica granatum. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835

Alexandrian senna, Senna alexandrina (Senna, Cassia senna). Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's
FLO4671550 Alexandrian senna, Senna alexandrina (Senna, Cassia senna). Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835

Balm of Gilead, Commiphora gileadensis (Amyris gileadensis). Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's
FLO4671528 Balm of Gilead, Commiphora gileadensis (Amyris gileadensis). Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835

Odoardo Beccari with family on the staircase of Villa Badia, in Bagno a Ripoli
3564061 Odoardo Beccari with family on the staircase of Villa Badia, in Bagno a Ripoli by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Villa di Badia)

Andres Laguna de Segovia, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473241 Andres Laguna de Segovia, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Andres Laguna de Segovia, 1499-1559)

William Withering
3585949 William Withering; (add.info.: Portrait of William Withering (1741-1799) an English botanist, geologist, chemist, physician and discoverer of digitalis

The botanist Carl Linnaeus. c.1900 (chromo)
2636226 The botanist Carl Linnaeus. c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Science. Botany. The botanist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linne, 1707-1778)

(Antoine) Laurent de Jussieu, 1874 (engraving)
1574761 (Antoine) Laurent de Jussieu, 1874 (engraving); (add.info.: (Antoine) Laurent de Jussieu (1878-1836) French botanist, nephew of Bernard de Jussieu

Hermann Boerhaave, 1874 (engraving)
1574756 Hermann Boerhaave, 1874 (engraving); (add.info.: Hermann Boerhaave (1668-1738) Dutch physician and botanist. Engraving, Paris, 1874.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Carl von Linne, 1874 (engraving)
1574755 Carl von Linne, 1874 (engraving); (add.info.: Carl von Linne (1707-1778) known as Linnaeus, Swedish physician, botanist, and zoologist. Binomial classification

Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith
FLO4671502 Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835

Portrait of Mathias de Lobel (the Obel) (1538-1616) doctor of the Prince of Orange then botanist of James I of England
XEE5029989 Portrait of Mathias de Lobel (the Obel) (1538-1616) doctor of the Prince of Orange then botanist of James I of England; (add.info)

John Bartram (1699-1777) Father of American botany': botanist agriculturist
531990 John Bartram (1699-1777) Father of American botany': botanist agriculturist: original member of American Philosophical Society. Bartram's house near Philadelphia

Portrait of Jerome Bock (Hieronymus Bock) (1498-1554), botanist and doctor of the 16th century
XEE5028230 Portrait of Jerome Bock (Hieronymus Bock) (1498-1554), botanist and doctor of the 16th century; (add.info.: Portrait of Jerome Bock (Hieronymus Bock) (1498-1554)

Anonymous painting representing a herbalist in his workshop in the 17th century. Palazzo Poggi, Bologna
VEN5027931 Anonymous painting representing a herbalist in his workshop in the 17th century. Palazzo Poggi, Bologna.; (add.info)

Representation of the Greek doctor and botanist Pedanius Dioscoride (40-90 AD)
ELD4861050 Representation of the Greek doctor and botanist Pedanius Dioscoride (40-90 AD) drawing the mandrake plant for his work De materia medica"

The Explorer A.E. Nordenskiöld, 1886. Creator: Georg von Rosen
The Explorer A.E. Nordenskiold, 1886

The Late Mr. Robert Brown, Keeper of Botany in the British Museum... 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Late Mr. Robert Brown, Keeper of Botany in the British Museum, from a photograph by Maull and Polyblank, 1858. Engraving from a photograph by Maull and Polyblank

Karl von Linné, 1707-1778, 1827. Creator: Johan Gustaf Sandberg
Karl von Linne, 1707-1778, 1827

The English Physician William Withering, 1792. Creator: Carl Fredrik von Breda
The English Physician William Withering, 1792

Portrait of unknown botanist, possibly Elisabeth Julienne Pommereul Dugage, 1778. Creator: Antoine Vestier
Portrait of unknown botanist, possibly Elisabeth Julienne Pommereul Dugage, 1778

D. Christopher Jacob Trew, from Plantae Selectae, n.d. Creator: Johann Jacob Haid
D. Christopher Jacob Trew, from Plantae Selectae, n.d

Carl von Linné, 1707-1778, botanist, professor, 1775. Creator: Alexander Roslin
Carl von Linne, 1707-1778, botanist, professor, 1775

Portrait of Joannes Fredericus Gronovius, Philologist and Jurist, Professor in Leiden, 1732-1771

Reception of the Dutch ambassador Hieronymus van Beverningk by the Spanish queen-regent Maria-Anna o Creator
Reception of the Dutch ambassador Hieronymus van Beverningk by the Spanish queen-regent Maria-Anna of Austria, 2 March 1671, 1671-1675

Portrait of the Physician Herman Boerhaave, Professor at the University of Leiden, 1735. Creator: Cornelis Troost
Portrait of the Physician Herman Boerhaave, Professor at the University of Leiden, 1735

Adrianus van Royen (1704-79), professor of medicine and herbalism at Leiden, c.1730-c.1770. Creator: Unknown
Adrianus van Royen (1704-79), Dutch botanist, professor of medicine and herbalism at Leiden, c.1730-c.1770

François-Vincent Raspail (1794-1878), chemist and politician, 1878. Creator: Francisco Miralles
Francois-Vincent Raspail (1794-1878), chemist and politician, 1878

The Anatomical Lesson of Professor Pauw, 1615. Creator: Andries Stock
The Anatomical Lesson of Professor Pauw, 1615

Portrait of D. Hieronymous van Beverningk, n.d. Creator: Abraham Blooteling
Portrait of D. Hieronymous van Beverningk, n.d

Sam'l. Thomson, Botanist, n.d. Creator: Henry Williams
Sam'l. Thomson, Botanist, n.d

Portrait of V. Cordus, published 1574. Creators: Unknown, Johannes Sambucus
Portrait of V. Cordus, published 1574

Le Chevalier Dupetit-Thouars, 1822. Creator: Julien Leopold Boilly
Le Chevalier Dupetit-Thouars, 1822

Portrait of Réné Desfonataines, 1820. Creator: Julien Leopold Boilly
Portrait of Rene Desfonataines, 1820

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"Exploring the wonders of nature, the botanist delves into the secrets of plants and their intricate ecosystems. 🌿✨ With a keen eye for detail, they study fascinating species like the Cornflower or bluet (Centaurea cyanus), unraveling their unique characteristics and roles in the natural world. Inspired by great minds like Charles Darwin, a renowned British naturalist, botanists strive to understand evolution's mechanisms. Just as Darwin revolutionized biology with his groundbreaking theories, today's botanists continue to build upon his legacy. In a captivating portrait of Charles Darwin, we see the determination etched on his face—a testament to his passion for uncovering nature's mysteries. His relentless curiosity paved the way for future generations of botanists. Another influential figure in botanical research is Gregor Mendel. Known as "the father of modern genetics, " Mendel's experiments with pea plants laid the foundation for our understanding of heredity and inheritance patterns. Venturing beyond borders, botanists explore exotic lands like Madagascar where they encounter enchanting blooms such as the Madagascar jasmine (Marsdenia floribunda). These discoveries broaden our knowledge and appreciation for Earth's diverse flora. The beauty found within each petal extends far beyond aesthetics. Take Rosa Banksiae Lutea (Lady Banks Rose), an exquisite flower that captivates both eyes and hearts alike—an inspiration to all who appreciate nature's artistry. From common heath (Epacris impressa) to long-leaved euthales (Euthales macrophylla), every plant holds its own story waiting to be unraveled by curious minds. Botanists embrace these challenges head-on, piecing together puzzles that reveal hidden connections between species and their environments. As we celebrate these dedicated individuals like Charles Darwin—whose portraits reflect their profound impact—we honor their contributions towards expanding our understanding of life on Earth.