Walter Hood Fitch

Walter Hood Fitch (28 February 1817 – 14 January 1892) was a botanical illustrator, born in Glasgow, Scotland, who executed some 10,000 drawings for various publications.[1] His work in colour lithograph, including 2700 illustrations for Curtis's Botanical Magazine, produced up to 200 plates per year.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Lewis, Jan. "Fitch, Walter Hood (1817–1892)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/54090. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ "Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892)". Kew, History & Heritage. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Fitch, Walter Hood (1817 - 1892)". Collectors & Illustrators. Australian National Herbarium. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ^ Botting, Hemsley, W. (1915). "Walter Hood Fitch, Botanical Artist, 1817-1892". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). 1915 (6): 277–284. doi:10.2307/4104572. JSTOR 4104572.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Walter Hood Fitch". Journal of Botany. 30 (1161): 100–102. 1892. Bibcode:1892Natur..45Q.302.. doi:10.1038/045302a0 – via biodiversitylibrary.