Friday, 3 December 2021

View down the River at Sarawak, Borneo


 This painting by Marianne North is from the Brooke's 'Astana' home on the banks of the River Sarawak in Borneo. Marianne North was a renowned botanical painter who explored many of the more unusual tentacles of Empire.


Image courtesy of Kew Gardens

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