Following on from the course on Botanical Artists, this two-hour course includes new material about botanical artists from the Victorian era - including Marianne North and Margaret Forrest. Learn about the influences of Romantic artists such as Caspar David Friedrich, as well as the political and social climate of the time. The course will show how today’s landscape and nature artists are influenced by these Victorian artists – such as William Robinson today.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

SUGGESTED READING

• Collecting Ladies, Penny Olsen (NLA Publishing 2013). ISBN: 9780642277534

COURSE OUTLINE

• The paintings created by various fascinating botanical artists such as Margaret Forrest and Louisa Atkinson
• The social influences on these artists and their development
• How modern landscape artists such as William Robinson follow in the traditions of these Victorian artists

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Gain insight into the Victorian era’s thirst for botanical knowledge
2. Learn about some of the Victorian botanical artists who influenced today’s artists