John Nugent Fitch (24 October 1840 – 11 January 1927) was a British botanical illustrator and lithographer, best known for his contribution of 528 plates to The Orchid Album,, 10 volumes, (1882–1897) a landmark work of eleven volumes published between 1872 and 1897. Fitch was the nephew of botanical artist Walter Hood Fitch (1817–1892).St George, Ian, 1989 Botanical artists of New Zealand orchids: 2l. John Nugent Fitch (1843–1927). Orchids New Zealand 15. (3):73 Fitch also contributed to Curtis's Botanical Magazine from 1878, joining a select group of illustrators such as William Kilburn, James Sowerby, Sydenham Edwards, William Jackson Hooker and Walter Hood Fitch. Fitch also produced plates for Lepidoptera Indica, 10 volumes, (1890-1913) by Frederic Moore. He was also employed by Trevor Lawrence to paint pictures of his orchids.
Fitch was elected a fellow of the Linnean Society in 1877.
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Orchid Chromolithographs Video on The Orchid Album Exhibit held at the Chicago Botanic Garden