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On View now at Ballygomingo

A curated collection of exquisite botanical and ornithological illustrations crafted by four of the most illustrious natural history artists from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

This exhibtion in on view in the finest 18th home in Montgomery County. The house, named Ballygomingo, was used as Washington's Headquarters before he moved on to Valley Forge. Ballygomingo is the best place in the world to understand the cartographic history of the American Revolution in the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in the house that was George Washington's headquarters for 11 days in December,1777.We welcome visitors for a tour of the house and collections

Hours
Sunday Afternoons
Monday and Tuesday from 10am to 6pm
All other days by appointment.

Address
Ballygomingo
1000 Boxwood Court,
King of Prussia,
PA 19406

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Botanical exhibition at Ballygomingo

Jacques le Moyne de Morgues (French, ca. 1533-1588)

Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, a Huguenot artist, had an extraordinary career as a court artist in France, a cartographer in Florida, and a renowned botanical artist in Elizabethan London, gaining recognition from patrons like Sir Walter Raleigh and Lady Mary Sidney. Recently, his important contributions to art and exploration have come to light through the discovery of his works.

Georg Dionys Ehret (German, 1708–1770)

Ehret dominated the field of botanical illustration in the 18th century and is considered to be one of the finest plant illustrators of all time. His illustrative skill and botanical precision led to his involvement with the world's leading scientists and influential patrons and to his important contributions to many pictorial publications.

Nicolas Robert (French, 1614-1685

One of the greatest natural history artists of the 17th century, his work established standards combining scientific accuracy and esthetic appeal that influenced generations of artists and won the respect and patronage of the French royal family. Robert created a vast, exquisite body of work for the French Crown. Along with other artists, Robert was commissioned by Gaston d'Orleans, brother of Louis XIII, to create watercolors of the rare plants and exotic birds he had assembled in his garden at Blois and the Ménagerie at Versailles

Pierre Joseph Redoute (French, 1759-1840)

The unequalled botanical artist, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, occupies a central position in the development of European flower painting. Redoute had as pupils or patrons five queens and empresses of France, from Marie-Antoinette to Empress Josephine and her successor, Marie-Louise. Despite many changes of regime in a turbulent epoch, he worked without interruption, a testament to his greatness as an artist.