Harriet Isabel Adams facts for kids

Harriet Isabel Adams nee Baker (1863–1952) was an artist, scientific illustrator, and author based in Britain. She is most known for her botanical drawings, bookplates, and published volume of books, Wild Flower of the British Isles.

Early life

Adams was born in 1863 to Alfred Baker, a general surgeon, and his wife, Emmeline Bethune. She was the youngest of Baker's seven children. Adams attended the Birmingham School of Art in England, and trained as an artist before later moving to illustration and specializing in the Arts and Crafts style. She was married to Percy Crofton de Lacy Adams.

Career and works

In 1895, Adams began illustrating books such as the children's book, Little Red Riding Hood and The History of Tom Thumb. In April of the following year, Adams contributed a piece entitled Come Unto These Yellow Sands, to a special edition of the periodical, The Yellow Book.

Beginning in 1906, Adams became a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, accredited with being the oldest biological society in the world, and later a member of the Botanical Society and Exchange Club of the British Isles.

Shortly after, the first volume of her book, Wild Flowers of the British Isles, was published in 1907, followed with the second volume in 1910. Accompanied by her botanical illustrations was an in-depth guide to every wildflower found in the British Isles. This volume of books became the highlight of her career and remains one of Adams' best known works.

Adams died at the age of 89 on September 22, 1952, at St. Godwald's Church in Finstall.

Gallery, Wild Flowers of the British Isles, 1907

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  Amarylis Narcissus family

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  Arum family

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  Bell flowers

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  Birthwort family

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  Borage family

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  Butterwort family

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  Convolvulus family

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  Cranberry flowers

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  Dead Nettle family

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  Figwort family, foxgloves

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  Figwort-Family

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  Figwort family, speedwell

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  Gentian family

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  Heath family

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  Iris family

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  Lily family

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  Nightshade family

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  Orchid family

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  Persicaria family

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  Primrose family

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  Spurge family

Images for kids

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  Spring Crocus, Iris from Botanical prints by H. Isabel Adams 1907

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  Deadly Nightshade, Woody Nightshade from Botanical prints by H. Isabel Adams 1907

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  Money-Wort, Creeping Jenny, Loose-Stripe from H. Isabel Adams Chromolithograph Flower Prints

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  Tansy, Yarrow, Sneezewort from H. Isabel Adams Chromolithograph Flower Prints

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  Lady's Slipper Orchid from Botanical prints by H. Isabel Adams 1907

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  Thistle, Burdock from H. Isabel Adams Chromolithograph Flower Prints

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  Bird's Nest Orchid, Red Hellebore from Botanical prints by H. Isabel Adams 1907

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  Pepperwort, Watercress, Shepherd's Purse from H. Isabel Adams Chromolithograph Flower Prints