Helena Christina van de Pavord Smits
Helena Christina van de Pavord Smits | |
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| Born | 21 October 1867 Leiden, Netherlands |
| Died | 27 January 1941 (aged 73) Leiden, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | Royal Academy of Art, The Hague |
| Known for | Illustration, Painting |
Helena Christina van de Pavord Smits (1867-1941) was a Dutch botanical illustrator.[1]
Biography[]
Pavord Smits was born on 21 October 1867 in Leiden, Netherlands.[2] She attended the Academie van Beeldende Kunsten, Den Haag (Royal Academy of Art, The Hague. She studied with Jan Philip Koelman, , , and Mathilde Frederika Wilhelmina Tonnet.[3] She worked as an illustrator for the journal "Flora Batava" and the Rijksherbarium te Leiden (National Herbarium of the Netherlands).
Pavord Smits died on 27 January 1941, in Leiden.[2]
Gallery[]
Tulipa linifolia Regel
Mushrooms in the Woods
References[]
- ^ "H.C. van d Pavord Smits". Plant Illustrations. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Pavord Smits, Helena Christina van de". Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Helena Christina van de Pavord Smits". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Helena Christina van de Pavord Smits at Wikimedia Commons
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