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British lithographer and botanical illustrator
John Nugent Fitch |
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Born | (1840-10-24)24 October 1840 |
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Died | 11 January 1927(1927-01-11) (aged 86) |
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Nationality | British |
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Known for | botanical illustration and lithography |
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John Nugent Fitch (24 October 1840 – 11 January 1927) was a British botanical illustrator and lithographer,
[1] best known for his contribution of 528 plates to The Orchid Album,
[2] a landmark work of eleven volumes published between 1872 and 1897. Fitch was the nephew of botanical artist
Walter Hood Fitch (1817–1892).
[3] Fitch also contributed to
Curtis's Botanical Magazine from 1878, joining a select group of illustrators such as
William Kilburn,
James Sowerby,
Sydenham Edwards,
William Jackson Hooker and Walter Hood Fitch. Fitch also produced plates for
Lepidoptera Indica
[4] by
Frederic Moore. He was also employed by
Trevor Lawrence to paint pictures of his orchids.
[5]
Fitch was elected a fellow of the
Linnean Society in 1877.
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References
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Lewis, Jan. "Fitch, Walter Hood (1817–1892)".
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press.
doi:
10.1093/ref:odnb/54090. (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
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Moore, Thomas (1882).
Orchid album :comprising coloured figures and descriptions of new, rare and beautiful orchidaceous plants. Illustrated by John Nugent Fitch. B. S. Williams., 10 volumes, (1882–1897)
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^ St George, Ian, 1989 Botanical artists of New Zealand orchids: 2l. John Nugent Fitch (1843–1927). Orchids New Zealand 15. (3):73
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Moore, Frederic;
Swinhoe, Charles (1882).
Lepidoptera indica. Reeve., 10 volumes, (1890-1913)
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^ Elliott, Brent (March 2010).
"The Royal Horticultural Society and its orchids: a social history" (PDF). Occasional Papers from the RHS Lindley Library. 2: 3–53.
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