John Nugent Fitch Explained

John Nugent Fitch
Birth Date:	24 October 1840
Nationality:	British
Known For:	botanical illustration and lithography

John Nugent Fitch (24 October 1840 – 11 January 1927) was a British botanical illustrator and lithographer,^[1] best known for his contribution of 528 plates to The Orchid Album,^[2] a landmark work of eleven volumes published between 1872 and 1897. Fitch was the nephew of botanical artist Walter Hood Fitch (1817–1892).^[3] Fitch also contributed to Curtis's Botanical Magazine from 1878, joining a select group of illustrators such as William Kilburn, James Sowerby, Sydenham Edwards, William Jackson Hooker and Walter Hood Fitch. Fitch also produced plates for Lepidoptera Indica^[4] by Frederic Moore. He was also employed by Trevor Lawrence to paint pictures of his orchids.^[5]

Fitch was elected a fellow of the Linnean Society in 1877.^[1]

External links

• • Orchid Chromolithographs
• Video on The Orchid Album Exhibit held at the Chicago Botanic Garden

Notes and References

1. 54090. Fitch, Walter Hood (1817–1892). Lewis. Jan.
2. Book: Moore. Thomas. Thomas Moore (botanist). Illustrated by John Nugent Fitch. Orchid album :comprising coloured figures and descriptions of new, rare and beautiful orchidaceous plants. 1882. B. S. Williams., 10 volumes, (1882–1897)
3. St George, Ian, 1989 Botanical artists of New Zealand orchids: 2l. John Nugent Fitch (1843–1927). Orchids New Zealand 15. (3):73
4. Book: Moore. Frederic. Frederic Moore. Swinhoe. Charles . Charles Swinhoe. Lepidoptera indica . 1882. Reeve., 10 volumes, (1890-1913)
5. Elliott. Brent. March 2010. The Royal Horticultural Society and its orchids: a social history. Occasional Papers from the RHS Lindley Library. 2. 3–53.