


Thinking I met Michael Laird at the antiquarian fair here that I think was in the fall of 2019. Before COVID, anyway. Maybe not.
The biographical information about Magdelena (Maddalena) Bouchard is taken from her entry on the website of the Royal Academy in London which has more of her lovely flowers. See it and them here https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/maddalena-bouchard