Lot 4061
Isabella Anne Allen (British 1810-1865): 'Erythronium Dens-canis' (Dogtooth Violet), botanical water...
Isabella Anne Allen (British 1810-1865): 'Erythronium Dens-canis' (Dogtooth Violet), botanical watercolour study signed in pencil 21cm x 15cm
Notes: Allen, known as 'La Botaniste Miss Allen', first came to light in July 2021 following a BBC appeal to identify the mystery artist in the Royal Horticultural Society collection. The UK Census of 1851 confirmed spinster and landowner Isabella Anne Allen, born in 1810, lived with her parents, John Henry and Susannah Rebekah, and several servants at Rhydd House, Madresfield. The property, with its gardens and woodlands at the foot of the Malvern Hills close to the River Severn, offered plenty of opportunities for botanical study.
B45199
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