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  1. Georg Dionysius Ehret (30 January 1708 – 9 September 1770) was a German botanist and entomologist known for his botanical illustrations.

  2. Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770) developed the Linnaean style of botanical illustration and became one of the most famous botanical artists of the 18th century.

  3. Artist: Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, Heidelberg 1708–1770 London) Date: ca. 1752. Medium: Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor), with traces of black chalk on vellum. Dimensions: Sheet: 18 9/16 x 14 13/16 in. (47.2 x 37.6 cm) Classification: Drawings.

  4. Georg Dionys Ehret (1708–1770) dominated the field of botanical illustration in the 18th century and is considered to be one of the finest plant illustrators of all time. His illustrative skill and botanical precision led to his involvement with the world's leading scientists and influential patrons and to his important contributions to many ...

  5. Sep 9, 2019 · Today is the anniversary of the death of the botanist and the incomparable botanical illustrator Georg Dionysius Ehret who died on this day in 1770. Ehret was born in Heidelberg, Germany, to Ferdinand Christian Ehret, who was a gardener and also had a talent for drawing.

  6. May 21, 2009 · Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770) moved to England in 1735 and was immediately embraced for his youthful enthusiasm and detailed drawings of flowers, often made on commission from prominent...

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  8. Georg Dionysius Ehret was a botanist and entomologist known for his botanical illustrations. Ehret was born in Germany to Ferdinand Christian Ehret, a gardener and competent draughtsman, and Anna Maria Ehret.

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