Lilian Snelling

Lilian Snelling
Born(1879-06-08)8 June 1879
St Mary Cray, Kent
Died12 October 1972(1972-10-12) (aged 93)
St Mary Cray, Kent
OccupationBotanical artist
Rhododendron dauricum var. sempervirens
(Accepted name: Rhododendron ledebourii)[1]
Illustration by Lilian Snelling 1918.[2][3]

Lilian Snelling (1879–1972) was "probably the most important British botanical artist of the first half of the 20th century".[4] She was the principal artist and lithographer to Curtis's Botanical Magazine between 1921 and 1952[5] and "was considered one of the greatest botanical artists of her time" – "her paintings were both detailed and accurate and immensely beautiful".[6] She was appointed MBE in 1954[7] and was awarded the Victoria Medal in 1955.[4] The standard author abbreviation Snelling is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[8]

  1. ^ The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database, available at www.rhs.org.uk
  2. ^ Plate 8930"Rhododendron dauricum var. sempervirens". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 147. 1938.
  3. ^ Rh.sempervirens Snelling, Lilian (1879–1972) (Artist) Watercolour, ink and pencil on paper. Initialled and dated "L.S. pinxt Spring 1918" (lower right). RHS Lindley Library Online Catalogue
  4. ^ a b Elliott, Brent (June 2003). "Illustrating the Garden of England". The Garden. Archived from the original on 15 March 2005. retrieved 13 March 2014
  5. ^ "Miss Lilian Snelling" The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 17 October 1972; pg. 16; Issue 58607.Category: Obituaries
  6. ^ Haines, Catherine with Helen M. (2001). International women in science : a biographical dictionary to 1950. Santa Barbara, Calif. [u.a.]: ABC-CLIO. p. 290. ISBN 9781576070901.
  7. ^ The London Gazette, 1 June 1954, Issue number 40188, Page 3276
  8. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Snelling.