Eileen Barnes
Eileen Barnes (?-1960) was a notable and highly acclaimed botanical artist, well known for her definitive and accurate depictions of Ireland's plant life. Her works have been featured in numerous books and monographs, and still highly regarded today, especially her sedums (stonecrops) and sempervivums (house leeks). She spent most of her career working with the Natural Museum of Ireland's natural history and antique's division, helping the naturalist Robert Lloyd Praeger and botanist Matilda Knowles, creating models for the museum's exhibits. Her work was highly regarded by naturalist Robert Lloyd Praeger, who even went as far as to name one of his plants after her (Sedum barnesianum).[1]