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Lot description
Augusta Innes Withers, British 1792-1877- Three watercolours: A indigo bunting with a peony, a primrose, and other flowers; Plums on a branch; and View of a parkland; pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper, 19.4 x 31.4 cm. and smaller, three (3). Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: Withers specialised in subjects of natural history and served as a flower painter to Queen Victoria, having previously held this same position under Queen Adelaide. She contributed to a number of significant contemporary publications, including 'The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala' by James Bateman. She also illustrated Robert Thompson's 'The Gardener's Assistant', and a number of magazines including the 'Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London', 'Curtis's Botanical Magazine', and 'The Illustrated Bouquet'. The present works reveal Withers's technical technical skill in depicting birds and flowers. Another work by Withers sold recently at Roseberys on 29 March 2023, lot 134 (£780).