John Gould b. 14 September 1804

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
For an artist with no formal training and who had his beginning as a gardener and taxidermist, John Gould produced an enormous quantity of fine hand-coloured illustrations for his ornithological and natural history works. His total output of lithographs numbers well into the hundreds of thousands. Assisted by his wife and employed artists who would transfer his drawings onto lithographic paltes, G
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creator of
An introduction to the mammals of Australia
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Medium
Works on paper
Tags
Illustrated Book, Australian mammals, Natural History
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b2763741

London: J. Gould, (London: Taylor and Francis), xii, 51, 2 p. ; 23 cm

 
creator of
A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains
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Other occupations
  • Publisher
  • Gardener
  • Curator and preserver
  • Publisher
  • Gardener
  • Curator and preserver
Arrivals
  • 1838
  • 1838
Related people
  • Gould, Elizabeth (associate of)
  • Richter, Sue (associate of)
  • Gould, John (child of)
  • Gould, Elizabeth (spouse of)
  • Lear, (associate of)
  • Hawkins, (associate of)
  • Hart, (associate of)
  • Wolf, (associate of)
  • Gould, Elizabeth (associate of)
  • Richter, Sue (associate of)
  • Gould, John (child of)
  • Gould, Elizabeth (spouse of)
  • Lear, (associate of)
  • Hawkins, (associate of)
  • Hart, (associate of)
  • Wolf, (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Zoological Society (associate of)
  • Zoological Society (associate of)
Related works
  • An introduction to the mammals of Australia (creator of)
  • A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains (creator of)
  • A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains (creator of)
Related collections
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Dr Gordon Sauer Collection, Kansas, USA (collected in)
  • Ralph N. Ellis Collection and Jardine Collection in Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas, USA (collected in)
  • Lord Derby's Collection, Knowsley Prescot, UK (collected in)
  • Balfour and Newton Library, Zoology Department, Cambridge, UK (collected in)
  • Private collections (collected in)
  • Dr Gordon Sauer Collection, Kansas, USA (collected in)
  • Ralph N. Ellis Collection and Jardine Collection in Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas, USA (collected in)
  • Lord Derby's Collection, Knowsley Prescot, UK (collected in)
  • Balfour and Newton Library, Zoology Department, Cambridge, UK (collected in)
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