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Marianne North was a British minister's...

Marianne North was a British minister's daughter, who devoted her life to painting flowers and plants from all over the world. Some of the countries included North America, South America, Asia and Africa, but she also painted local plants. The Marianne North Gallery was built in the 1880s to present to the public her paintings, and has now 832 botanical paintings. Some are of landscapes, but most are close ups of plans and have a more scientific take rather than a touristic one.

In the Victorian era, Marianne North was considered a marginal girl, she never married and spent her life traveling.

Her only goal was to paint plants in their natural environment, despite her poor health, which exposed her to tropical diseases. She donated the building and its collection of paintings to Kew Gardens, ten years before her death. The building was designed by James Fergusson, inspired the use of natural light in the ancient Greek temples. The paintings are organized by continent, and is impressive because the building is very small, and the paintings are glued right next to each other, even up to the ceiling!
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