Botanicals: From the Royal Collection

A collection of gorgeous plant illustrations by famous artists and botanists.

Admire the beauty of botany with this book of exquisite illustrations from the Royal Collection. A source of inspiration for those with a love of plant life, illustration, and design, Botanicals includes more than eighty meticulous and scientifically accurate drawings by renowned artists and botanists, including Alexander Marshal, Maria Sibylla Merian, and Mark Catesby. Originally created as essential studies of the natural world, these vivid and graphic works of art are presented here alongside a concise expert introduction. This book is the perfect gift for plant lovers.

A department of the Royal Household, the Royal Collection Trust is responsible for the care of more than one million works of art in the Royal Collection and manages the public opening of Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Royal Mews, and The Queen’s Galleries in London and Edinburgh.