COMPASSION

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live thoughtlessly and begins to devote himself to his life
with reverence in order to give it true value.
— Albert Schweitzer

1/12/2018

18C English natural history artist Sarah Stone made studies of specimens brought back to England





Journal of Art in Society‏ @artinsociety Jan 4





18C English natural history artist Sarah Stone made studies of specimens brought back to England from expeditions to Australia and the Pacific, some them the first known to science. Here’s her Green Parrot / New Holland Cassowary / Mandarin Duck (1780s onwards)








 





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