This summer the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge is displaying part of its collection of botanical watercolours and drawings, including an array of posies, bouquets and elaborate floral arrangements. Floral Fantasies features the work of Gerard van Spaendonck and Pierre-Joseph Redouté along with the floral motifs seen in the designs and illustrations of Walter Crane and Clarence Bicknell. Julian Clover joined Marcus Bicknell, the Great Grand Nephew of Clarence Bicknell and Hettie Ward, Assistant Keeper, Paintings, Drawings and Prints at the Fitz as she decided which pieces to show.
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