Black and white vignette studio portrait of Charles Maries. Ink inscription on verso, 'Mr Maries'. Pencil inscription on verso, '69D4 Charles Maries'. Charles Maries (1851-1902) was an English botanist and plant collector. He was a plant hunter in Japan and China in 1877-1879, for James Veitch & Sons. In 1881 he went to India, and became Superintendent at the palace gardens of the Maharajah of Darbhanga and the Maharajah Scindia of Gwalior, as well as for the Gwalior State Gardens. He was awarded the Victoria Medal for Horticulture in 1897.
Extent
1 carte de visite
Physical description
10.3 (h) x 6.3 (w) cm. Portrait. Photographic print