Belted kingfisher
Ann Lee (1753 – 1790) was a British artist best known for her drawings of plants. The collection at RAMM also includes birds, insects and a wildebeast. She was the youngest daughter of the Hammersmith nurseryman and botanist James Lee (about 1715–1795) who was employed for a while by botanist Joseph Banks. She had access to her father’s living plant collections and his museum of pinned insects from around the world. James engaged Sydney Parkinson (about 1745-1771) to tutor his daughter in drawing at the age of 14 or 15 years old. Under his direction Ann’s work developed to produce naturalistic images which included a shadow effect that added depth of field.
Read a guest blog post by E. Geoffrey Hancock of The Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow for more information of the life and works of Ann Lee. https://rammcollections.org.uk/research-blog/
Read a guest blog post by E. Geoffrey Hancock of The Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow for more information of the life and works of Ann Lee. https://rammcollections.org.uk/research-blog/
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 107/1973/24
- Collection Class
- Drawings
- Medium
- watercolour and gouache on paper
- Common Name
- belted kingfisher
- Simple Name
- drawing
- Inscription Transcription
- Ann Lee 1769; ALCEDO ALCYON L:S:N: p: 180 No 7 [LSN = Linnaeus’ Systema Naturae]; Jepica probosidalia
- Period Classification
- George III (1760-1811)
- Production Town
- Production Date
- 1769
- Production Person Initials
- Ann
- Production Person Surname
- Lee
- Production Year Low
- 1769
- Production Year High
- 1769
