English School, possibly Margaret Meen (fl. 1775-1818)

Study of a Rhododendron

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English School, possibly Margaret Meen (fl. 1775-1818)
Study of a Rhododendron
inscribed and dated 'M: M: 1789' (lower left), 'Rhododendron Ponticum' (lower centre) and 'Decandria Monogynia' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with touches of bodycolour, on vellum, unframed
20.1/8 x 15 in. (15.2 x 38.2 cm.)

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Mrs Margaret Meen painted flowers, portraits and landscapes. She often used vellum for her flower portraits. Examples of her work can be seen in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge and the Ulster Museum, Northern Ireland.

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