Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Wickham, Harriet, 1766-1847
Title:
Album of watercolors of flowering plants in Yorkshire and Cumbria.
Published / Created:
England, 1796-1803.
Physical Description:
1 volume (74 drawings) : watercolor and gouache over graphite ; 40 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View catalog record for: Wickham, Harriet. A collection of English grasses. http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/8000871
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Notes:
Harriet Wickham (1766-1847), of Cottingley Hall, Leeds, was an amateur botanist and sister of the famed diplomat and spymaster William Wickham (1761-1840).
Subject Terms:
Flowers -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works. | Plants, Ornamental -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works. | Gardens -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works. | Grace, William Russell, 1832–1904 -- Bookplate. | Women in natural history.
Form/Genre:
Botanical illustrations. | Watercolors. | Graphite drawings. | Armorial Bookplates (Provenance) | Sketchbooks.
Contributors:
Grace, William Russell, 1832–1904, former owner.