Drawn from Nature: Irish Botanic Art

Drawn from Nature celebrates three centuries of Irish botanical art. The exhibition includes drawings, watercolours, prints, and illustrated publications dating from the 1700s to the modern day. The backgrounds, motivations, and methods of the artists exhibited are diverse. Yet all are connected by a shared desire to observe, record, and advance our knowledge of the natural world.

In this special illustrated talk, Alexandra Caccamo, Librarian at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, discusses the Gardens' collection of botanical art. Alexandra looks especially at the work of Lydia Shackleton and Alice Jacob; both artists feature in our exhibition Drawn from Nature.

Drawn from Nature: Irish Botanical Art is in the National Gallery of Ireland's Print Gallery until 30 August 2020. Admission free.

Find out more, and explore some of the drawings in the exhibition here: www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions…