Robert David Fitzgerald b. 1830

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Fitzgerald was a prolific botanical illustrator. His plates in Australian Orchids (1875-1894) brought him international fame. He also produced drawings of native flowers and ladybirds.
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Clematis lanuginosum & Nuytsia floribunda
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References [<ExternalResource: Gilbert, L. A. (c.1972), 'Robert David Fitzgerald', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, [eds. D. Pike, A. Shaw, M. Clark, B. Nairn, G. Serle and R. Ward], Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: (1871), Sydney Mail, September 02.>, <ExternalResource: Gilbert, L. A. (1971), 'Botanical investigations of New South Wales 1811-1880', PhD thesis, vol. 2, University of New England, Armidale, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (1875), 'Australian Orchids', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (1872), Sydney Mail, May 11.>, <ExternalResource: (1877), Sydney Mail, July 07.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, J.>, <ExternalResource: (1867), Horticultural Magazine, vol. 4, no. 1.>]