Flower Painter in Ordinary

Flower Painter in Ordinary, also called Flower Painter to the Queen, is a position in the United Kingdom awarded to a painter, and connected to the Queen. Holders of the office included:

* Joseph Barney, "Fruit and Flower Painter" to the Prince Regent
* Phoebe Earle (wife of Denis Dighton and sister of Augustus Earle), was "Fruit and Flower Painter" to Queen Adelaide[1]
* Augusta Innes Withers, to Queen Adelaide and Queen Victoria
* Valentine Bartholomew to Queen Victoria (from before 1849 until his death in 1879)[1][2]
* Helen Cordelia Angell to Queen Victoria (between 1879 and 1884)[1]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b c Desmond, Ray (1994). Dictionary of British and Irish botanists and horticulturists. CRC Press. p. 825\. ISBN 978-0-85066-843-8. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
2. ^ Kull, Tiuu (2008). Orchid Biology: Reviews and Perspectives. Springer. p. 221\. ISBN 978-1-4020-8801-8. Retrieved 28 June 2010.

## See also[edit]

* Principal Painter in Ordinary
* Peter Brown, Botanical Painter to the Prince of Wales in the late 18th century