John Claudius Loudon, 1782-1843 Scotish Horticulturist
In case it is of interest to anyone, there is a sketch of John Claudius Loudon posted on deadfred.com:
http://www.deadfred.com/surnamePersR_05.php?ID=94424http://www.deadfred.com/surnamePersR_05.php?ID=94424
This portrait of John Claudius Loudon appears on page 501 of The Canadian Horticulturist, vol.25, no.12, December, 1902.Please see that reference for more details.There is a biographical essay on him on pages 501-503 of that volume.He is called "father of horticultural journalism."He was born in Scotland in 1782, son of a farmer.He died in 1843.Also see wikipedia for more details.That is all the information I have on this picture.I am not researching this line, just saw the photo and thought I'd post it.
Wikipedia link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Claudius_Loudonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Claudius_Loudon