William Hooker (botanical illustrator)

Not to be confused with William Jackson Hooker.

William Hooker (1779–1832) was a British illustrator of natural history. He studied under Franz Bauer (1758–1840), becoming the official artist of the Royal Horticultural Society from 1812 until retirement in 1820,[1] whose publications he illustrated. His paintings of fruit were particularly appreciated.[2][3]

Hooker is best known for his invention of Hooker's Green. A dark green color he invented by mixing Prussian Blue and Gamboge. Hooker invented the shade to aid in illustrating leaves.

Hooker also worked on the Oriental Memoirs of James Forbes and The Paradisus Londinensis, with descriptions by Richard Anthony Salisbury (1761–1829).[4] He contributed illustrations for Hooker's Finest Fruits until his death in 1832.[5]

The standard author abbreviation W.Hook. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

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References

  1. ^ "HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London ... [Bound with:] Transactions ... Second Series". Donald A Heald - rare books, prints and maps. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. ^ Blunt, Wilfred; Stearn, William T (1950). The Art of Botanical Illustration (First ed.). Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 978-1851491773. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  3. ^ "'English fruit illustration in the early nineteenth century. Part 2: Hooker, Withers and the Horticultural Society' in Studies in the History of British fruit, part 2, Occasional Paper from the RHS Lindley Library, volume 7, March 2012" (PDF).
  4. ^ Blunt, Wilfrid; Stearn, William Thomas (1994). The Art of Botanical Illustration. An Illustrated History [1950 edition]. New York: Dover. pp. xxxii, 304. ISBN 0-486-27265-6.
  5. ^ "Sorry, no results were found | King & McGaw". Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. ^ International Plant Names Index. W.Hook.


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