The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew houses one of the world's largest collections of botanical art and illustrations. This catalogue of portraits of botanists who have contributed to the collection is a valuable resource for scholars and enthusiasts of botanical history. It includes detailed descriptions of each portrait, as well as biographical information on the botanists depicted. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.