Acer palmatum, although there are more than 100 species of maple worldwide, only one species (Acer campestre) is native to the UK.

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Caught in Oils - Portraits
Mary Anning by Mr Grey John James Audubon by Calkin Gustavus Brander by Dance Robert Brown - Artist unknown

Mary Anning
by Mr Grey

John James Audubon
by Lance Calkin

Gustavus Brander
by Nathaniel Dance

Robert Brown
Artist unknown
Major-General Thomas Hardwicke by Lucas Carl Linnaeus by Hallman Sir Charles Lyell - Artist unknown Sir Richard Owen by Holman Hunt

Thomas Hardwicke
by John Lucas

Carl Linnaeus
by Magnus Hallman

Sir Charles Lyell
Artist unknown

Sir Richard Owen
by William Holman Hunt

Sydney Parkinson - self portrait Lord Rothschild by Koppay Sir Hans Sloane - artist unknown Michael Oldfield Thomas by Breun

Sydney Parkinson
Self portrait

Lord Rothschild
by Joszi Arpad Koppay

Sir Hans Sloane
Artist unknown

Michael Oldfield Thomas
by J. Ernest Breun
Alfred Russel Wallace by Beaufort

Alfred Russel Wallace
by J. W. Beaufort