Exhibition: Enduring Beauty

Exhibition / Festival
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16
Mar
12
Jun

RHS Lindley Library

RHS Lindley Library

Address

80 Vincent Square, London

Venue

RHS Lindley Library, London

Booking

  • Member

    Free admission

  • Non-member

    Free admission

  • Cancelled

Overview

  • Event times

    Mon–Fri: 10am–5pm

  • Subject

    Exhibition / Festival

A spectacular display of recent RHS orchid portraits. For more than 100 years, the Society has commissioned an official orchid artist to capture the unique characteristics of RHS award-winning orchids. Now numbering almost 7,000, these paintings are far more than pretty pictures. The portraits form an important working resource for the RHS Orchid Committee and other researchers.
 
This exhibition brings together the latest portraits by current RHS Orchid Artist, Deborah Lambkin. Deborah is the ninth official RHS orchid painter since the first postholder was appointed in 1897. As well as showcasing her contribution to the RHS orchid portrait painting tradition, the display explores the long-standing relationship between the RHS and this iconic plant family.

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Image: Miltoniopsis La Collette ‘Clos des Tours’ by Deborah Lambkin, 2019. Deborah Lambkin/RHS Lindley Collections.

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The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.