Treasures of Botanical Art
reveals the history,
science and beauty of
botanical painting, and
celebrates the inaugural
exhibition of the Shirley
Sherwood Gallery of
Botanical Art at Kew.
Extensively illustrated and
elegantly designed, it
features some 200
paintings and drawings from both the Kew and
Shirley Sherwood collections which reflect the
richness of botanical art as a whole. The book
provides an overview of the most significant artists
from the 1600s through to the present day and
demonstrates the fundamental importance of art to science.