Snelling, Lilian (1879–1972)
Snelling, Lilian (1879–1972)
English botanical artist. Born June 8, 1879; died Oct 12, 1972; studied with Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
Main artist for Curtis's Botanical Magazine (1922–52), was also noted for her lily drawings for Grove and Cotton's Supplement to Elwes' Monograph of the Genus Lilium (1933–40); illustrated Stoker's Book of Lilies (1943) and Stern's Study of the Genus Paeonia (1946). Received Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal (1955).
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