Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Orchids at Kew Gardens

John Day painted hundreds of exquisite watercolours of the newly discovered orchids that were entrancing Victorian society. The result is a stunning archive of orchid illustrations.

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  1. oh these are so beautiful ! thanks !

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  2. Anonymous6:31 PM

    your site absolutely ROCKS.... thank you for all of the great links. keep it up! cheers.... mav

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  3. Wow!!! loved visiting here. We just got our first two orchids and are 'smitten'. It is amazing what you come up with :-)...thankyou Meggiecat!

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