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Helena Christina van de Pavord Smits

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Helena Christina van de Pavord Smits
Born(1867-10-21)21 October 1867
Leiden, Netherlands
Died27 January 1941(1941-01-27) (aged 73)
Leiden, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Known forIllustration, Painting

Helena Christina van de Pavord Smits (1867-1941) was a Dutch botanical illustrator.[1]

Biography

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Pavord Smits was born on 21 October 1867 in Leiden, Netherlands.[2] She attended the Academie van Beeldende Kunsten, Den Haag (Royal Academy of Art, The Hague. She studied with Jan Philip Koelman, Willem van der Nat [nl], Timotheus Wilhelmus Ouwerkerk [nl], and Mathilde Frederika Wilhelmina Tonnet.[3] She worked as an illustrator for the journal "Flora Batava" and the Rijksherbarium te Leiden (National Herbarium of the Netherlands).

Pavord Smits died on 27 January 1941, in Leiden.[2]

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  • Tulipa linifolia Regel
    Tulipa linifolia Regel
  • Mushrooms in the Woods
    Mushrooms in the Woods

References

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  1. ^ "H.C. van d Pavord Smits". Plant Illustrations. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Pavord Smits, Helena Christina van de". Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Helena Christina van de Pavord Smits". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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