{"title":"Hare, Louisa (1776–1853)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLouisa Hare (1776–1853) resided at Whittern, a large estate at Lyonshall in Herefordshire.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"louisa-hare-cattleheart-butterfly-hollyhock-flower-c-1832-watercolour-ka-048","title":"Louisa Hare, Cattleheart Butterfly \u0026 Hollyhock Flower – c.1832 watercolour","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1832 watercolour painting, Louisa Hare, Agavus Cattleheart Butterfly \u0026amp; Hollyhock Flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding large botanical painting, dating from around the 1830s. The sheet is in wonderfully clean and bright condition, due to having been well preserved in a Victorian album. The subject appears to combine a British wildflower with a more exotic butterfly species from the Americas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artist is believed to be Louisa Hare (1776–1853), who resided at Whittern, a large estate at Lyonshall in Herefordshire. Louisa Hare was sister of Catherine Johnstone née Brome (1775–1833), who commissioned the pictures in our collection \u003ca href=\"\/fr-eu\/collections\/themed-collections\/sublime-landscapes-peak-district-north-wales-1832\"\u003eSublime Landscapes: Peak District \u0026amp; North Wales 1832\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterestingly, in 1839, the young naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (1823–1913) lived for a time at Kington, less than three miles from Lyonshall. It was at Kington, inspired by the natural landscape and flora around him, that Wallace began to develop an interest in natural history subjects—especially geology, astronomy, and botany—and he became associated with the newly formed Kington Mechanics' Institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with gum arabic to intensify the colour. On Turnbull Superfine London Board with blindstamp upper left.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52020335771977,"sku":"KA-048","price":368.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/ka-048.jpg?v=1743514024"},{"product_id":"louisa-hare-sheet-of-butterfly-studies-original-c-1832-watercolour-painting-kb-795","title":"Louisa Hare, Sheet of Butterfly Studies – Original c.1832 watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1832 watercolour painting, Louisa Hare, Sheet of Butterfly Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding, large sheet of exquisitely painted butterfly and moth studies, dating from around the 1830s. The sheet is in wonderfully clean and bright condition, due to having been well preserved in a Victorian album. The butterflies and moths depicted are largely foreign species (Lemonias stalachtiodes, White-lined Sphinx moth, Heliconius erato Red Postman, Urania brasiliensis, Dismorphia Spio) with only the Emperor moth being native to the British Isles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe artist is believed to be Louisa Hare (1776–1853), who resided at Whittern, a large estate at Lyonshall in Herefordshire. Louisa Hare was sister of Catherine Johnstone née Brome (1775–1833), who commissioned the pictures in our collection \u003ca href=\"\/fr-eu\/collections\/themed-collections\/sublime-landscapes-peak-district-north-wales-1832\"\u003eSublime Landscapes: Peak District \u0026amp; North Wales 1832\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterestingly, in 1839, the young naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (1823–1913) lived for a time at Kington, less than three miles from Lyonshall. It was at Kington, inspired by the natural landscape and flora around him, that Wallace began to develop an interest in natural history subjects—especially geology, astronomy, and botany—and he became associated with the newly formed Kington Mechanics' Institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with gum arabic to intensify the colour. On Turnbull Superfine London Board with blindstamp lower right.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52021500870985,"sku":"KB-795","price":410.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kb-795.jpg?v=1743521166"},{"product_id":"louisa-hare-cardinal-butterfly-flowers-original-c-1832-watercolour-painting-kb-797","title":"Louisa Hare, Cardinal Butterfly \u0026 Flowers – Original c.1832 watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1832 watercolour painting, Louisa Hare, Cardinal Butterfly \u0026amp; Flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding large botanical painting, dating from around the 1830s, showing a Cardinal butterfly above a small posy of carnation, blue daisy and yellow rose. The sheet is in wonderfully clean and bright condition, due to having been well preserved in a Victorian album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe artist is believed to be Louisa Hare (1776–1853), who resided at Whittern, a large estate at Lyonshall in Herefordshire. Louisa Hare was sister of Catherine Johnstone née Brome (1775–1833), who commissioned the pictures in our collection \u003ca href=\"\/fr-eu\/collections\/themed-collections\/sublime-landscapes-peak-district-north-wales-1832\"\u003eSublime Landscapes: Peak District \u0026amp; North Wales 1832\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterestingly, in 1839, the young naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (1823–1913) lived for a time at Kington, less than three miles from Lyonshall. It was at Kington, inspired by the natural landscape and flora around him, that Wallace began to develop an interest in natural history subjects—especially geology, astronomy, and botany—and he became associated with the newly formed Kington Mechanics' Institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with gum arabic to intensify the colour. On Turnbull Superfine London Board.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52021501002057,"sku":"KB-797","price":368.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kb-797.jpg?v=1743521170"},{"product_id":"louisa-hare-water-lily-at-eardiston-pool-worcestershire-1832-watercolour-kb-800","title":"Louisa Hare, Water Lily at Eardiston Pool, Worcestershire – 1832 watercolour","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1832 watercolour painting, Louisa Hare, Water Lily Flower at Eardiston Pool, Worcestershire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding large botanical painting, dating from around the 1830s. The sheet is in wonderfully clean and bright condition, due to having been well preserved in a Victorian album. The subject is described as being 'Drawn from a plant out of a pool at Eardiston, Worcestershire in the Autumn of the year 1832'. The Eardiston estate was owned by the Smith family, who held the title of Baronet of Eardiston and were one of the largest landowners in Worcestershire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe artist is believed to be Louisa Hare (1776–1853), who resided at Whittern, a large estate at Lyonshall in Herefordshire. Louisa Hare was sister of Catherine Johnstone née Brome (1775–1833), who commissioned the pictures in our collection \u003ca href=\"\/fr-eu\/collections\/themed-collections\/sublime-landscapes-peak-district-north-wales-1832\"\u003eSublime Landscapes: Peak District \u0026amp; North Wales 1832\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterestingly, in 1839, the young naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (1823–1913) lived for a time at Kington, less than three miles from Lyonshall. It was at Kington, inspired by the natural landscape and flora around him, that Wallace began to develop an interest in natural history subjects—especially geology, astronomy, and botany—and he became associated with the newly formed Kington Mechanics' Institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn buff-coloured paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52021501395273,"sku":"KB-800","price":310.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kb-800.jpg?v=1743521172"},{"product_id":"louisa-hare-a-pair-of-english-apples-original-c-1832-watercolour-painting-kb-798","title":"Louisa Hare, A Pair of English Apples – Original c.1832 watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1832 watercolour painting, Louisa Hare, A Pair of English Apples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding large botanical painting, dating from around the 1830s. The sheet is in wonderfully clean and bright condition, due to having been well preserved in a Victorian album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe apples depicted are likely to be an old English variety, possibly at the Eardiston estate in Worcestershire (which is the location on another picture from the same collection). The estate was said to have the greatest breadth of orcharding in the county.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe artist is believed to be Louisa Hare (1776–1853), who resided at Whittern, a large estate at Lyonshall in Herefordshire. Louisa Hare was sister of Catherine Johnstone née Brome (1775–1833), who commissioned the pictures in our collection \u003ca href=\"\/fr-eu\/collections\/themed-collections\/sublime-landscapes-peak-district-north-wales-1832\"\u003eSublime Landscapes: Peak District \u0026amp; North Wales 1832\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterestingly, in 1839, the young naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (1823–1913) lived for a time at Kington, less than three miles from Lyonshall. It was at Kington, inspired by the natural landscape and flora around him, that Wallace began to develop an interest in natural history subjects—especially geology, astronomy, and botany—and he became associated with the newly formed Kington Mechanics' Institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with gum arabic to intensify the colour. 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The subject has a Romantic sensibility, elevating the dying leaves with the words of Byron's hero who finds solace in the natural world: 'The forest gloom \/ For me had a holy charm'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sheet is in wonderfully clean and bright condition, due to having been well preserved in a Victorian album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe artist is believed to be Louisa Hare (1776–1853), who resided at Whittern, a large estate at Lyonshall in Herefordshire. Louisa Hare was sister of Catherine Johnstone née Brome (1775–1833), who commissioned the pictures in our collection \u003ca href=\"\/fr-eu\/collections\/themed-collections\/sublime-landscapes-peak-district-north-wales-1832\"\u003eSublime Landscapes: Peak District \u0026amp; North Wales 1832\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterestingly, in 1839, the young naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (1823–1913) lived for a time at Kington, less than three miles from Lyonshall. 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Louisa Hare was sister of Catherine Johnstone née Brome (1775–1833), who commissioned the pictures in our collection \u003ca href=\"\/fr-eu\/collections\/themed-collections\/sublime-landscapes-peak-district-north-wales-1832\"\u003eSublime Landscapes: Peak District \u0026amp; North Wales 1832\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterestingly, in 1839, the young naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (1823–1913) lived for a time at Kington, less than three miles from Lyonshall. 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It was at Kington, inspired by the natural landscape and flora around him, that Wallace began to develop an interest in natural history subjects—especially geology, astronomy, and botany—and he became associated with the newly formed Kington Mechanics' Institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith gum arabic to intensify the colour.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54445912719689,"sku":"KD-601","price":380.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KD-601.jpg?v=1779353472"},{"product_id":"louisa-hare-yellow-water-iris-with-dragonfly-original-c-1832-watercolour-painting-kd-598","title":"Louisa Hare, Yellow Water Iris with Dragonfly – c.1832 watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1832 watercolour painting – Louisa Hare, Yellow Water Iris with Dragonfly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding large botanical painting, dating from around the 1830s, showing a dragonfly above a yellow water iris flower. Below the painting is an ornately lettered inscription describing the common and Latin name of the specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sheet is in wonderfully clean and bright condition, due to having been well preserved in a Victorian album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe artist is believed to be Louisa Hare (1776–1853), who resided at Whittern, a large estate at Lyonshall in Herefordshire. Louisa Hare was sister of Catherine Johnstone née Brome (1775–1833), who commissioned the pictures in our collection \u003ca href=\"\/fr-eu\/collections\/themed-collections\/sublime-landscapes-peak-district-north-wales-1832\"\u003eSublime Landscapes: Peak District \u0026amp; North Wales 1832\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterestingly, in 1839, the young naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace OM FRS (1823–1913) lived for a time at Kington, less than three miles from Lyonshall. 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