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Kevin It's called "Copyfraud". Alamy and Getty Images do it lots. www.nyulawreview.org/issues/volume-81-number-3/copyfraud/

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A botanical illustration is not primarily judged on its artistic beauty, but on its scientific accuracy. It must portray a plant with enough precision and detail for it to be recognized and distinguished from other species. The beauty of the drawing or painting is secondary to its scientific accuracy but, in the hands of a talented botanical artist, the artwork goes beyond the scientific requirements. From its inception, botanical art has been a fundamental means of communication for science and its dissemination. While still a scientific tool, it has simultaneously starred in the curious phenomenon of becoming a popular artistic medium, provoking an unusual dichotomy in the world of arts and sciences. There’s something compelling about building a relationship with a plant. Botanical artists have a passion for plants. Unless the artist knows the plant in all its moods, and in all the stages of its development, there will be something lacking in the artwork. Through their work, botanical artists can fulfill many roles: explorer, discoverer, educator, scientific collaborator, and creator of beauty. The qualities of artistic appeal and technical accuracy are the defining characteristics of the best botanical art. This documentation of plant life is not only for art but also for science and environmental research. Source: magsq.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Artistic-Endeavou...

With her 1926 tour of Australian cities including Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide , Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, formerly principal artist of the Russian Imperial Ballet, became the first world-famous ballerina to tour Australia and around the world. Greeted by a crowd of 10,000 people on arrival by train from Melbourne, Pavlova had become well-known to world audiences for her signature role in The Dying Swan, a ballet created for her, which was of only four minutes duration. In rare public comments, she exhorted Australians to support the art she loved: “If you would like to do something in your country for my art, my Russian art, then I shall be glad to help you. I wish you happiness and prosperity. Your duty is to help your country to get these things.” The ‘Pavlova’ dessert was created in Anna Pavlova’s honour during her tour of Australia and New Zealand in the 1920s. To this day, the creation of the ‘Pavlova’ is claimed by both countries. Source www.governor.nsw.gov.au/government-house/stories/in-famou...