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The rural idyll of Essex near London was the home of George Edwards. His ancestors had a good sense of finance and left George with an economically carefree future. After training as a merchant, Edwards decided to spend his days bird watching. He enjoyed travelling and expanded his knowledge with each new region of Europe he discovered. In addition, ships returning to London from faraway lands had exotic birds on board. George Edwards recognized that discovering nature also means teaching. The young ornithologist began to record his bird observations. His depictions surpassed all the illustrations known up to that point in naturalistic accuracy. With meticulousness and accuracy Edwards put his observations on paper. The natural scientist learned the art of etching and used the technique together with colourful watercolours for his enchanting bird pictures. Buyers for his paintings were soon found and other scientists became aware of his great skill.
In London George Edwards found a very special patron. Sir Hans Sloan was an art lover and at the same time president of the Royal Society. Sloan commissioned Edwards to create portraits of animals. A personal relationship developed between the two men. The two met weekly for tea and to exchange news. George Edwards devoted himself to art and Sloan encouraged the young man. Sir Hans Sloan finally arranged for George to become a librarian at the Royal College of Physicians in London. Here a wonderful world opened up for the ornithologist. He had access to numerous works of natural history and the peace to devote himself to his own studies and to express himself artistically. During this time George Edwards devoted himself to his own writings and published the multi-volume work A Natural History of Rare Birds. The result was a collection of more than 600 coloured etchings of birds and other animals that had not been described and illustrated before.
George Edward's reputation spread throughout Europe and a lively exchange among nature-oriented scientists developed. The Swedish natural scientist Carl von Linné maintained an intensive correspondence with Edwards and gave suggestions for the representation of the animals. Thus he asked Edwards for the representation of the upper and lower side of butterflies and helped Edwards to determine a species. Edward George was appointed a member of the Royal Society for his work and was later honoured with the oldest and highest endowed award, the Copley Medal. In old age, the scientist, who is called the father of British ornithology, is overcome by the desire for peace and quiet and he retires to rural Plaistow, where he falls asleep at the ripe old age of 79.
The rural idyll of Essex near London was the home of George Edwards. His ancestors had a good sense of finance and left George with an economically carefree future. After training as a merchant, Edwards decided to spend his days bird watching. He enjoyed travelling and expanded his knowledge with each new region of Europe he discovered. In addition, ships returning to London from faraway lands had exotic birds on board. George Edwards recognized that discovering nature also means teaching. The young ornithologist began to record his bird observations. His depictions surpassed all the illustrations known up to that point in naturalistic accuracy. With meticulousness and accuracy Edwards put his observations on paper. The natural scientist learned the art of etching and used the technique together with colourful watercolours for his enchanting bird pictures. Buyers for his paintings were soon found and other scientists became aware of his great skill.
In London George Edwards found a very special patron. Sir Hans Sloan was an art lover and at the same time president of the Royal Society. Sloan commissioned Edwards to create portraits of animals. A personal relationship developed between the two men. The two met weekly for tea and to exchange news. George Edwards devoted himself to art and Sloan encouraged the young man. Sir Hans Sloan finally arranged for George to become a librarian at the Royal College of Physicians in London. Here a wonderful world opened up for the ornithologist. He had access to numerous works of natural history and the peace to devote himself to his own studies and to express himself artistically. During this time George Edwards devoted himself to his own writings and published the multi-volume work A Natural History of Rare Birds. The result was a collection of more than 600 coloured etchings of birds and other animals that had not been described and illustrated before.
George Edward's reputation spread throughout Europe and a lively exchange among nature-oriented scientists developed. The Swedish natural scientist Carl von Linné maintained an intensive correspondence with Edwards and gave suggestions for the representation of the animals. Thus he asked Edwards for the representation of the upper and lower side of butterflies and helped Edwards to determine a species. Edward George was appointed a member of the Royal Society for his work and was later honoured with the oldest and highest endowed award, the Copley Medal. In old age, the scientist, who is called the father of British ornithology, is overcome by the desire for peace and quiet and he retires to rural Plaistow, where he falls asleep at the ripe old age of 79.
.jpg "Dodo and Guinea Pig by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Shirley and the Dusky Swallow-tailed Butterfly, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "Green Bird with Red Throat and Brown and Orange Bird by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The little Green and Orange-coloured King-Fisher and the Blue Lizard by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Red-Headed Finch from Surinam by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Little Black Monkey, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Horned Fish, and the Sea Scorpion, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Greater Cockroach, and the Whistle Insect by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Yellow-winged Pye, and Greatest Locust, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-83601).jpg "Bittern from Hudson")
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.jpg "The American Nightingale. The Green Sparrow or Green Hummingbird by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Great Black Duck from Hudson")
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.jpg "The Brazilian Saw-billed Roller by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Knot, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Chinese Quail and the Guernsey Lizard by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Spur-Winged Water Hen by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Spur-Fish, and the Indian Gattorugina, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Mountain Partridge by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The red or russet-coloured Wheat-Ear by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Black and White Chinese Cock Pheasant with Its Hen by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Nut-Cracker by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Penguin, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Cock Purple-breasted Manakin by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The greater Bird of Paradise, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Male Zebra by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The little brown Bullfinch. The black and yellow Manakyn, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The little American Water Hen, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Grey Coot-footed Tringa, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Red and Blue Brazilian Finch. The Flying Squirrel, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Black-billed Whistling Duck by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Least Water-Hen, and the Yellow Wren, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Curasso-Bird, and the Cushew-Bird, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Pig-tailed Monkey, from the Island of Sumatra, in the Indian Sea, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Greater American Godwit, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Monax or Marmotte of America, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Albatross by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Crowned African Crane, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Snow-Bird from Hudson")
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.jpg "The Red-breasted Black-Bird by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Mango-Fish. The Great Brown Locust, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Bittern from Hudson")
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.jpg "The Lesser Green Parrot by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Great Spotted Lizard with a Forked Tail by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Golden Tit-mouse, and the Blue Manakin by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Indian Bustard by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The St. Jago Monkey by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Indian Ichneumon, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The ash-coloured Buzzard by George Edwards")
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.jpg "Two Birds, One with Very Long Tailfeathers, and Blue Butterfly by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Little Brown and White Duck by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Calandra, and the Spotted Mole by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Sparrow of Paradise. The Great Bat from Madagascar by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Chinese Teal by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Balanus of the Whale with Polypes, the Limax Marina, the Hairy Crab, and the Herringbone Coralline by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Brasilian Green Parrot by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Great Black and White Duck, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The white Partridge, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Black and Blue Titmouse by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Little Dusky Parrot, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The white-tailed Eagle, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "Green Bird with Red Throat and Brown and Orange Bird by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The little Brown and White Creeper, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Small Black and White Divers, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Red-throated Diver or Loon, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Black-Headed Indian Icterus by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Black and Spotted Heathcock by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The long-tailed green Hummingbird by George Edwards")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1411697).jpg "Keel-Billed Toucan, Ramphastos sulfuratus (engraving) by George Edwards")
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.jpg "Brown Speckled Bird by George Edwards")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1411691).jpg "Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea (engraving) by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Yellow Indian Starling, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Touraco, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The little Ant-Eater, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Great White Owl by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Puffin, and the Razor-bill, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1405869).jpg "Bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica (1800) by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Hooping-Crane from Hudson")
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.jpg "The Red-breasted Godwit by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The first Black-capped Lory, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Sapphire-crowned Parrakeet, and the Golden-winged Parrakeet by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Blue-faced Green Parrot by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The blue-throat Redstart by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Golden-crowned Thrush and the Blue Flycatcher, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Cross-Bills, Cock and Hen by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Chinese Sparrows, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The black-footed Penguins by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Turn-Stone from Hudson")
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.jpg "Two Birds, One with Very Long Tailfeathers, and Blue Butterfly by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The spotted Hawk or Falcon by George Edwards")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1400971).jpg "Oriole Blackbird, Gymnomystax mexicanus by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Worm-eater and the Goat-Beetle by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The small Mud-Tortoise by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Pyed Bird of Paradise, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Pelican, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Long-tailed Duck from Newfoundland, and the Spur-winged Plover, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Bustard Cock by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Gowry Bird by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Sayacu and the Guira Guacuberaba of Marcgrave, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Laughing Goose, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Hen Peacock Pheasant from China, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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