Botanical Sketchbooks,a new book by Helen and William Bynum, collects some of the best drawings of the world's flora dating back to the 15th century. In the days before photography, naturalists relied ...

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Among the sketches found was a study by Gainsborough for his 1748 painting "Cornard Wood," which depicts a forest scene near his hometown of Sudbury. National Gallery / Wikimedia Previously unknown ...

An exhibition of sketches by the English author reveals his artistic skills and life as ‘something of a sad clown’ His nonsense verse and limericks have delighted generations of readers, with The Owl ...

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