United Kingdom. 1891 - 1982
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1820 Germany - 1899. Known for: Bird illustrations, wild animal paintings.
John Gould: Bird Ilustration in the Age of Darwin. Joseph Wolf was the most prominent ornithological artist to contribute illustrations to John Gould’s bird books. While growing up on a farm in... Read full biography
John Gould: Bird Ilustration in the Age of Darwin. Joseph Wolf was the most prominent ornithological artist to contribute illustrations to John Gould’s bird books. While growing up on a farm in Germany, Wolf roamed the countryside and developed a strong interest in observing and sketching the... Read full biography
John Gould: Bird Ilustration in the Age of Darwin. Joseph Wolf was the most prominent ornithological artist to contribute illustrations to John Gould’s bird books. While growing up on a farm in Germany, Wolf roamed the countryside and developed a strong interest in observing and sketching the wildlife. In 1836 his father reluctantly permitted him to become an apprentice at a lithographic firm in nearby Coblenz (Jackson 1975, 63). After spending three years there improving his drawing skills and... Read full biography
John Gould: Bird Ilustration in the Age of Darwin. Joseph Wolf was the most prominent ornithological artist to contribute illustrations to John Gould’s bird books. While growing up on a farm in Germany, Wolf roamed the countryside and developed a strong interest in observing and sketching the wildlife. In 1836 his father reluctantly permitted him to become an apprentice at a lithographic firm in nearby Coblenz (Jackson 1975, 63). After spending three years there improving his drawing skills and learning how to copy drawings onto the limestone blocks used for lithographic printing, Wolf returned to the family farm, but only for a year. Scientific contacts led him first to Darmstadt and then to Leiden in the Netherlands, where he progressed... Read full biography
John Gould: Bird Ilustration in the Age of Darwin. Joseph Wolf was the most prominent ornithological artist to contribute illustrations to John Gould’s bird books. While growing up on a farm in Germany, Wolf roamed the countryside and developed a strong interest in observing and sketching the wildlife. In 1836 his father reluctantly permitted him to become an apprentice at a lithographic firm in nearby Coblenz (Jackson 1975, 63). After spending three years there improving his drawing skills and learning how to copy drawings onto the limestone blocks used for lithographic printing, Wolf returned to the family farm, but only for a year. Scientific contacts led him first to Darmstadt and then to Leiden in the Netherlands, where he progressed from illustrating ornithological books to become a painter of birds and animals. He improved his artistic skills still more by attending... Read full biography
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New York / United Kingdom, England. 1898 - 1985
Birds in flight paintings, sketching. drawing
Scotland, United Kingdom. 1860 - 1935
Birds in natural habitat, wildlife in landscape watercolor paintings, illustrations
England. 1769 - 1859
Animal, history, portrait and romantic landscape painting, engraving
United Kingdom. 1848 - 1943
Painting
United Kingdom. 1836 - 1892
Sheep, cattle, and deer in landscape painting
United Kingdom, England. 1785 - 1851
Equestrian genre painting, engraving, miniatures
United States, United Kingdom, England. 1909 - 1989
Wildlife painting
England, United Kingdom, Egypt, Middle East. 1805 - 1876
Exotic Orientalist genre painting, figures, drawings, watercolors
United Kingdom. 1864 - 1949
Animal and wildlife painting
United Kingdom, India, China. 1774 - 1852
Portrait and figure painting and drawing
United Kingdom, Italy, England. 1812 - 1888
Ornithology and travel book illustrations, landscape painting
England, France. 1809 - 1896
Crayon, oil and watercolor portrait painting of dignitaries
England, United Kingdom, Scotland. 1802/03 - 1873
Animal painting and sculpture
England. 1860 - 1942
Landscape, portrait and figure painting, teaching