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M. Kearse manuscript
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CA RBD MSG 359
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Physical description
1 notebook, 17 leaves : illustration ; 25 cm
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Name of creator
(1781-1845)
Biographical history
Mary Lawrance Kearse (1781-1845) was a British botanical illustrator who specialized in flowers. She also taught botanical illustration.
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Scope and content
Collection consists of a manuscript book containing numerous short handwritten excerpts, fragments of poems, reflections, and quotations from various authors, primarily focused on flowers, health, and wisdom. It also includes pages of handwritten poems by C.J.C. Briscoe, the uncle of J. Kerr. Includes a six-page typewritten fable titled "The butterfly and the ant: a fable," written in 1886. Includes a one-page typewritten article titled, "Observations of the Works of Modern Flower Painters, Miss Lawrence." This article is "a copy made from a book entitled "A Practical Essay on the Art of Flower Painting" by John Cart Burgess, Professor and Teacher of Drawing and Painting, and an Exhibitor at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1811" (from a note on the bottom of the page).
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- English
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Also described in McGill's library catalogue.
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General note
Pencil inscription on front pastedown: "Mary Kearse=Mary Lawrence, the famous artist of flowers and tutor to George III children."