Flower Painter in Ordinary
Flower Painter in Ordinary, also called Flower Painter to the Queen, is a position in the United Kingdom awarded to a painter, and connected to the Queen. Holders of the office included:
- Joseph Barney, "Fruit and Flower Painter to the Queen", (1753-1832)
- Phoebe Earle, (wife of Denis Dighton and sister of Augustus Earle), was "Fruit and Flower Painter to the Queen" to Queen Adelaide[1]
- Augusta Innes Withers, to Queen Adelaide and Queen Victoria
- Valentine Bartholomew to Queen Victoria (from before 1849 until his death in 1879)[1][2]
- Helen Cordelia Angell to Queen Victoria (1879-1884)[1]
Notes
- Desmond, Ray (1994). Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists. CRC Press. p. 825. ISBN 978-0-85066-843-8. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- Kull, Tiuu (2008). Orchid Biology: Reviews and Perspectives. Springer. p. 221. ISBN 978-1-4020-8801-8. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
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See also
- Principal Painter in Ordinary
- Peter Brown, Botanical Painter to the Prince of Wales in the late 18th century
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