RBG Kew

Twelve beautiful paintings from the iconic collection of Marianne North. An intrepid Victorian traveller and prolific painter, Marianne housed her collection at Kew, where you can still see 848 of her paintings on display at the Marianne North Gallery. This book contains twelve sheets of beautiful gift wrap, each measuring 500 x 700 mm (19½ x 27½ inches) when unfolded. Printed on quality paper, each sheet tears out easily, leaving you with a clean edge for hassle free gift-wrapping.

Marianne North was a remarkable Victorian traveller and painter, who traversed the globe recording the world’s flora with her paintbrush and writing her experiences in her journal. In 1879 she offered her painting collection numbering over 800 to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and at her own expense built a gallery to house them. Marianne stayed closely involved with the project, painting beautiful decorative motifs on the interior door panels and surrounds. For the first time, this unique and stunning book brings together all of Marianne North’s Kew collection. The paintings are arranged geographically as they appear in the Gallery, and Marianne’s original titles are included alongside each painting. With an introduction by Christopher Mills, former Head of Kew’s Library, Art and Archives. This is a beautiful gift souvenir in celebration of a stunning body of work.