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English botanist and photographer (1799-1871)

Also known as: A. A., Anna Children, Anna Children Atkins, Anna nee Children, Mrs. Anna Atkins, Mrs. Atkins

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His photographically illustrated book The Pencil of Nature shares the early-photography, image-led approach of Photographs of British Algae. (AI reason)
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British Sea-Weeds offers a detailed, illustrated study of British marine algae comparable to Atkins's seaweed volumes. (AI reason)
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Phycologia Britannica is a richly illustrated catalogue of British algae with the same scientific subject. (AI reason)
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His writings on light-sensitive processes, including the cyanotype, underpin the technique of Atkins's sun-printed plates. (AI reason)
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Her illustrated botanical and gardening books share the accessible, plate-centred natural-history style of the period. (AI reason)
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Priscilla Wakefield1751–1832
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Her introductory botany writings belong to the same tradition of instructive natural history in English. (AI reason)
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Marianne North1830–1890
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Her botanical paintings and natural-history writing join careful plant documentation with strong visual art. (AI reason)
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Julia Margaret Cameron1815–1879
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Annals of My Glass House and her photographic work reflect the experimental, artistic side of Victorian photography. (AI reason)
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Catherine Gore1799–1861
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Her silver-fork novels satirize fashionable society much as The Perils of Fashion does. (AI reason)
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Anna Maria Hussey1805–1853
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Illustrations of British Mycology is another finely illustrated study of British cryptogams. (AI reason)
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