Picture Details
Indigo plant with flowers. Watercolour and pencil on paper.
Partner:
Kew GardensImage reference:
ILLUS57.01/91.0WOrigin:
N.W. Himalayas, Indian SubcontinentArtist / Date:
Countess of Dalhousie, 1826-1833Size:
357 x 234 mmDescription:
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This painting was probably by the Countess of Dalhousie, who made collections of plants in Nova Scotia, and in Simla and other parts of India. Lady Dalhousie corresponded regularly with Sir William Hooker and frequently sent him plants from her expeditions. She presented her Indian herbarium to the Botanical Society of Edinburgh in 1837. Her son was Governor-General of India.
