Boott, Mary, fl 1824-1857 (née Hardcastle | artist)
Person
Biography
Mary Boott was married to American botanist Francis Boott (1792-1863).
Mary Boott's mother, Mrs Hardcastle, was educated by Dr Erasmus Darwin, Charles Darwin's grandfather. In a letter to his friend J. D. Hooker dated January 1864, Charles Darwin states that he suspects Mary's mother was one of his grandfather's illegitimate daughters.
Source: Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 4389,” accessed on 11 May 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-4389.xml [external link].
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Album of sketches by Mary Boott
Item — Box CLX-A-388
Identifier: Coll-2063
Content Description
This album dating from 1823 to 1857 contains accomplished drawings of landscape and town views across England and Scotland by the amateur artist Mary Boott. Most sketches are signed by her, dated, and inscribed with locations.Mary Boott (née Hardcastle) was married to American botanist Francis Boott (1792-1863) and would often accompany him on his field collecting trips, and while he went off looking for plant specimens she drew the landscapes they visited. The drawings are...
Dates:
1824-1857