Mary Lawrance

Mary Lawrance Kearse (21 May 1781[2] – 27 March 1845) was a British botanical illustrator who specialized in flowers.

She also engraved and hand coloured the plates of the book and undertook the printing and publishing of the volume.

[13] A Collection of Roses from Nature consists of 90 etched, hand-colored plates that were created between July 1796 and February 1799.

[14] Sketches of Flowers from Nature consists of 11 hand-etched, stippled, and colored plates created between 1800-1801.

[16] A Collection of Passion Flowers consists of 18 hand-colored, hand-engraved plates created between 1799-1802.