I received today a copy of an interesting photo of Clarence Bicknell. It was sent by Dr. Andrea De Pascale, PhD, Conservatore del Museo Archeologico del Finale, Istituto Internazionale di Studi Liguri (IISL), a sister museum of the Museo Bicknell. Andrea’s contact details are at the bottom of this page. The photo was acquired by […]
Photo of Clarence in 1883 in Finalmarina; what does it tell us? Read More »
We show three of Clarence’s images of the Martagon Lily here. Firstly in the Casa Fontanalba Visitors’ Book (Bicknell Collection) which he drew in 1906; every right hand page has a glorious watercolour of a wild plant, here Martagon Lily, and guests signed on the left when visiting his summer home in Casterino in the
Clarence Bicknell and the Martagon Lily; luxurious brightness Read More »
70 years after Clarence Bicknell’s death he was being referred to as L’Homme des Merveilles, the man who discovered the 11,000 rock engravings in the Vallée des Merveilles in the mountains on the border of southeast France and Italy. You can go hiking there (https://provence-alpes-cotedazur.com/en/things-to-do/the-most-beautiful-routes/hiking-alpes-maritimes-vallee-des-merveilles/), stay in on the little hotels in Casterino where Clarence
L’Homme des Merveilles – Clarence Bicknell Read More »
Watercolour by Clarence Bicknell of Astragalus monspessulanus (genus Astragalus), native to S. Central & S. Europe to W. Ukraine, NW. Africa. Conservation; Rare. Habit; Perennial; Not climbing. Vernacular; “Astragal Monpeliski”, and, in French, “Tragant”. Very little is given about this wild flower in the normal sources, so let’s talk about the man to whom Clarence
Astragalus and Burnat in the Book of Guests in Esperanto Read More »
I was interested to get an email from Selby Whittingham on Thu, 19 Aug 2021 … Subject: Edward Lear and Clarence Bicknell Dear Marcus I have just bought a remaindered off copy of the praised Faber paperback biography of Lear by Jenny Uglow. (Our late friend Vivien Noakes wrote a shorter one years ago).
Teaching sisters to draw Read More »
Clarence’s artistic endeavours flourished when he could combine his creativity and botanical knowledge with his design skills. Instead of having a standard book for signatures of the many visitors to the Casa Fontanalba (in 10 years he had over 250 visitors who made their way up the mountain road), he illustrated in advance each right-hand
Aquilegia alpina in the Casa Fontanalba Visitors’ Book Read More »
In our regular postings on Facebook, occasionally here, we have featured at least three times Clarence’s watercolour designs based on the fritillary. It’s an extrordinarily beautiful bell-shaped brightly-patterned wild flower of the Alps – all its varieties inspired Clarence to exceptional artistic creations.This article brings his various fritillary creations on one page, and photos by
Clarence’s inspiring fritillaries Read More »
The Book of Guests in Esperanto by Clarence Bicknell is published today in text form. We provide a transcription of the Esperanto original and the English translation. A reproduction of each page is available to students and researchers on application (info@clarencebicknell.com). Clarence wrote in this small vellum-bound album his notes in Esperanto on guests who
The Book of Guests in Esperanto – text published Read More »
I am grateful to Mark Howard, whaling history expert who got in touch with us in 2017, for forwarding today a photo taken in 1949 published in October 2010 by the LCC Photograph Library at the London Metropolitan Archives. The text to the photo there reads as follows: QUOTE – Shops in Newington Butts: View
Elhanan Bicknell’s whale oil refinery in London; the site identified. Read More »
NEWS – Edward Berry conference, Bordighera, 1 June 2013. .Just back from the conference about my great grand unce Edward Elhanan Berry (1861-1931) and his wife Margaret in the Museo Clarence Bicknell, presided by Professor Dott. Daniela Gandolfi. Read more…. https://clarencebicknell.com/en/news-views/25-news-bordighera-1june2013.html https://clarencebicknell.com/en/news-views/100-ellen-willmott.html alternative paths without “en” https://clarencebicknell.com/news-views/100-ellen-willmott.html https://clarencebicknell.com/news-views/25-news-bordighera-1june2013.html
