William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings
The William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings consists of 477 watercolour botanical drawings of plants and animals of Malacca and Singapore by unknown Chinese ( probably Cantonese ) artists that were commissioned between 1819 and 1823 by William Farquhar ( 26 February 1774 – 13 May 1839 ) . 
<triplet> William Farquhar <subj> 26 February 1774 <obj> date of birth