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MARIANNE NORTH: A VICTORIAN PAINTER FOR THE 21ST CENTURY GAINSBOROUGH Garden expert Nan Sterman highlightsThis lavishly illustrated book re assesses the work of the nineteenth century botanical painter Marianne North (1830 1890) and the purpose built gallery that houses her paintings at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Lynne Howarth Gladston, a trained botanical illustrator and scholar, re examines Norths working methods, which extend beyond those of conventional botanical illustration, and discusses Norths painterly techniques, in addition to her use of