▁of ▁botan ical ▁painting ▁was ▁initi ated ▁by ▁Marie ▁de ▁Medic is ▁of ▁Florence , ▁second ▁wife ▁of ▁Henry ▁IV ▁of ▁France . ▁Under ▁her ▁tut el age ▁Pierre ▁V alet ▁became ▁the ▁French ▁court ' s ▁first ▁botan ical ▁painter ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 8 ▁he ▁published ▁Le ▁J ardin ▁du ▁tres ▁Ch rest ien ▁Henry ▁IV . ▁The ▁work ▁dep icted ▁plants ▁from ▁the ▁garden ▁of ▁the ▁Lou vre ▁Palace ▁supplied ▁with ▁ex otic ▁curios ities ▁by ▁French ▁expl or ers ▁returning ▁from ▁West ▁Africa ▁and ▁Spain . ▁ ▁V alet ▁also ▁illustrated ▁Jacques - Ph ili ppe ▁Corn ut ' s ▁Canad ens ium ▁plant ar um ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 5 , ▁and ▁Les ▁Advent ures ▁Am oure use ▁de ▁The agen es ▁et ▁Char ic l ée ▁Som ma irement ▁Dis cr ète ▁et ▁Represent ee ▁par ▁Fig ures ▁( G ab riel ▁Ta vern ier , ▁Paris , ▁ 1 6 1 3 ), ▁the ▁hero ▁and ▁hero ine ▁of ▁an ▁er otic ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁rom ance ▁in ▁Greek ▁by ▁Hel iod orus , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁T rik ka . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : B ot an ical ▁ill ust rat ors <0x0A> </s> ▁He ather ▁Baker ▁( born ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁song writer , ▁guitar ist , ▁producer ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Electron ica ▁band ▁Anti wave . ▁Baker ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁session ▁and