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Botanical drawings by John Ruskin

Introduction

The following are a selection of botanical images from the collection. Many of these have been included in the exhibition 'Ruskin's Flora', 10 October - 16 December 2011, curated by Professor David Ingram, (Honorary Professor in the Lancaster Environment Centre) and are accompanied by the catalogue entry for that exhibition. Professor Ingram is carrying on his research to identify many of the plants which John Ruskin sketched. His research, and further images will continue to be added to this selection.
These pages have been developed and are maintained by Rebecca Patterson

John Ruskin, Aeria, RF1106 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Ajuga (sic.) 1882, RF1107 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Study of bay, 1882, RF1145 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Berberis, RF1161 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Berberis verso, RF1161 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Botanical Study, RF1163 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Botanical Study, RF1164 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Iris, Taormina, Sicily 1874, RF1165 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Botanical Study, RF1166 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Study of Roses, from the dress of Spring in Botticelli's Primavera, 1874, RF1168 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Prunella 1881, RF1180 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Prunella 1881, RF1181 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Action of Campanula, RF1186 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Verso of Action of Campanula, RF1186v © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Statice, RF1187 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Young Mountain Columbine - Botanical Study. 1877 Aug 6. RF1221 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Flower Study - bud. RF1262 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Flower Studies - Buds and Flowers. RF1263 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Flower Studies - Buds and Flowers - Verso. RF1262 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Study of a Larch Bud, RF1264 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Study of a Larch Bud, RF1265 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Flower Study - details of parts of flower RF1266 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Flower Study - petals RF1267 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Flower Study with elaborate drawing of Sun with Human Face. RF1268 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Flower Study with elaborate drawing of Sun with Human Face. Verso. RF1268 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Rhododendron Flower RF1269 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Flower studies: Prunus vulgaris (Common Self-Heal). RF1270 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Rhododendron Leaves 1859 RF1272 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Flower Study - petals RF1267 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Flower Study RF1273-1 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Flower Study RF1273-2 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Flower Study RF1273-3 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Flower Study RF1273-4 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Flower Study RF1274-1 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Flower Study RF1274-2 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Rhododendron Flower RF1275 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Rhododendron Flower RF1275 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Flower studies; Prunella vulgaris (Common Self-Heal) RF1278 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Flower Study RF1279 © Ruskin foundation John Ruskin, Flower Study RF1280 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Flower Study RF1281 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Francesca Dispersa and Francesca Terresties - Botanical Studies, 1877 RF1282 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Study of quatrefoil fringed gentian, Sept 4, 1882 RF1296 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Honeysuckle - Botanical Study. RF1319 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Leaf Studies - Bramble. RF1344 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Leaves, Miscellaneous Studies, RF1346 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Bay leaves: studies in light and shade RF1347-1 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Bay leaves: studies in light and shade, RF1347-2 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Leaf Study - A Water Lily Leaf, RF1348 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Leaf Studies RF1349 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Study of Leaves, RF1351 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Blue leaves, RF1352 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Study of Leaves and Berries. 1873(Jan), RF1353 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Study of ivy. 1873(Jan), RF1354 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Lycopus Europaeus - Botanical Studies, RF1379 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Mountain Rock and Alpine Rose. 1844 (? or 1849), RF1395 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Oak. Ramifications of a Spray of Oak, 1860c. RF1414 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Oxalis. RF1419 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Portuguese Narcissus. 1878 RF1446-1 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Portuguese Narcissus verso. 1878 RF1446-2 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Common Ragwort RF1451 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Common Ragwort verso RF1451 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Red Heather - Botanical Study. RF1452 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Rhododendron Flower RF1457 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Salvia Vittata - Botanical Study. RF1485 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Saxifrage Leaf, RF1487 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Drawing of Blossom on verso of Saxifrage Leaf RF1487 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Study of sculpture: male figure with leaf staff. RF1497 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Sculpture, Studies Of - Tree With Leaves and Fruit. RF1500 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Sedum - Flower Studies. RF1506 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Silver - Weed - Flower and Bud Studies. RF1516 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Sow Thistle. 1865 RF1525 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Sycamore Leaf. RF1540 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Details of an Etruscan bronze, British Museum 1876 RF1543 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Study of a Thistle RF1544 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Thistles, 1879, RF1545 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, the shape of trees as depicted by various artists, c 1855-56, RF1561 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Verso: the shape of trees as depicted by various artists, c 1855-56, RF1561v © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Viperine Vestal, RF1674 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, wild Clematis (?), RF1683 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Rose leaf cut by a bee, 1875-76, RF2003 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Ferns on A Rock, 1875, RF2007 © Ruskin Foundation

 

Trees
John Ruskin, Path at Brantwood, 1870s, RF1171 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, The Road to Florence, 1845 RF1260 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Study of oak, RF1417 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, studies of pine trees and towers, RF1438v © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Trees in a lane, perhaps at Ambleside 1847, RF1559 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Tree Studies c.1845-55, RF1564 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Trees and Rocks c.1845, RF1566 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, The Road to Florence, 1845 RF1260 © Ruskin Foundation

 

Lecture Diagrams
John Ruskin, Lecture diagram, RF3092 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Lecture diagram - Horse Chestnut, RF3089 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Four studies of buds, RF465 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin Lecture Diagram RF464 © Ruskin Foundation
John Ruskin, Lecture diagram, RF3090 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Lecture diagram, RF0466 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Lecture Diagram: orange and purple leafspray, RF473 © Ruskin Foundation John Ruskin, Tree in leaf, RF486 © Ruskin Foundation

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