The Englishman John Gould had dedicated his life entirely to nature and the animal world. It was practically in his cradle. His uncle, with whom he grew up, looked after the Royal Gardens of Windsor.
He developed a great interest in the history of nature even as a young man. He also hunted birds along the Thames, which he prepared afterwards. Already in his early 20's Gould opened a shop for taxidermy in London. During this time he also began to draw studies of birds. At the end of the 1820s Gould was employed as a curator by the Zoological Society in London. His first publication dates back to 1830 and shows numerous birds from the Himalayan region. The work of the British artist was influenced by the naturalist Charles Darwin, among others. He brought back numerous specimens of exotic animals from his travels around the world. Among them was the Darwin Finch. Darwin had discovered this on the Galapagos Islands. Gould studied the animal carefully and discovered that it was a new, previously undiscovered species of finch.
In collaboration with his wife, the lithographer Elizabeth Coxen, Gould made drawings of all the birds Darwin had brought back from his trip. These were then published in his work The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Among John Gould's most famous works is also a work on the bird life in Australia.
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_(hand_coloured_litho)_-_(MeisterDrucke-199268).jpg "Goldfinch (Carduelis Elegans) by John Gould")
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.jpg "A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans, First Edition, Published 1834 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Eurasian Hoopoe by John Gould")
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.jpg "Panterpes insignis by John Gould")
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.jpg "Phasianus torquatus = Phasianus colchicus by John Gould")
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_from_A_Monograph_of_the_Trochilid_-_(MeisterDrucke-1172718).jpg "Hummingbirds (Topaza Pyra) from A Monograph of the Trochilid by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-185161).jpg "Bonaparte")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-201074).jpg "Blackbird, 1873 by John Gould")
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_engraving_from_Monograph_of_Tro_-_(MeisterDrucke-1081259).jpg "Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), Engraving from Monograph of Trochilidae or Humming Birds (1849-1861) by John Gould")
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.jpg "Bird of Paradise, Engraved by T. Walter by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1353352).jpg "Thrush with its nest by John Gould")
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.jpg "Cacatua leadbeateri, 1848-1869 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Carduelis elegans - Goldfinch by John Gould")
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.jpg "Unknown Image by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-600567).jpg "Starling by John Gould")
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.jpg "Parus cristatus, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Grey-Headed Flying Fox by John Gould")
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.jpg "Pica bactriana = Pica pica bactriana by John Gould")
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.jpg "Pica caudata - Magpie by John Gould")
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.jpg "Mongolian Finch by John Gould")
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.jpg "Platycercus pennantii by John Gould")
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.jpg "Coeligena typica = Coeligena coeligena by John Gould")
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.jpg "Oriolus Galbula, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Trochilus polytmus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Chrysolampis moschitus by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-600572).jpg "Aegialophilus Cantianus - Kentish Plover by John Gould")
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_(hand_coloured_litho)_-_(MeisterDrucke-164238).jpg "Great Crested Grebe by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1114462).jpg "Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-59288).jpg "Trogon collare from")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-83598).jpg "Trogon Ambiguus from")
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_Tropi_-_(MeisterDrucke-1479623).jpg "Giant Trogon, Bird from India by John Gould")
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.jpg "Tetraogallus tibetanus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Haematospiza Sipahi, illustration from “Birds of Asia”, Vol. I, Parts I-VI, by John Gould, 1850-54 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Heliangelus spencei by John Gould")
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.jpg "Lesbia Eucharis by John Gould")
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.jpg "Bird of Paradise, from")
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.jpg "Merula Vulgaris, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Athene Noctua, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Thalurania venusta = Thalurania furcata venusta by John Gould")
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.jpg "Glaucis Lanceolata by John Gould")
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_engraving_from_Monograph_of_Trochilidae_o_-_(MeisterDrucke-1092093).jpg "Peacock Coquette (Lophornis pavoninus), engraving from Monograph of Trochilidae or Humming Birds (1849-1861), by John Gould (1804-1881), United Kingdom by John Gould")
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.jpg "Pteroglossus hypoglaucus from Tropical Birds by John Gould")
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.jpg "Calothorax fanny = Myrtis fanny by John Gould")
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_illustration_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123643).jpg "Bonaparte")
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_engraving_by_John_Gould_(1804-1881)_United_Kingdom_-_(MeisterDrucke-1115083).jpg "Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), engraving by John Gould, United Kingdom by John Gould")
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.jpg "Heliactin Cornuta = Heliactin Bilophus by John Gould")
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_engraving_from_Birds_of_Australia_-_(MeisterDrucke-1119516).jpg "Black Swan (Cygnus atratus), engraving from Birds of Australia by John Gould")
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.jpg "Humming Bird, engraved by Walter and Cohn by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-600582).jpg "Nyroca Leucophtalmos: White Eyes, or Ferruginous Duck by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1112652).jpg "Black-tailed whistler (Pachycephala melanura), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123907).jpg "Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "White-tailed Trogon, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Doricha bryantae = Calliphlox bryantae by John Gould")
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.jpg "Parakeet: Palaeornis Derbianus by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1114461).jpg "Red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Petasophora delphinae by John Gould")
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.jpg "Anorthura formosa = Spelaeornis formosus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Tryphaena duponti = Tilmatura duponti by John Gould")
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.jpg "Lapwing and Young, Nature in Britain by John Gould")
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.jpg "Red Grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica by John Gould")
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.jpg "Hylocharis cyaneus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Oreopyra Leucaspis = Lampornis Castaneoventris by John Gould")
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.jpg "Amazilia cyanifrons by John Gould")
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.jpg "Phaethornis striigularis by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-678392).jpg "Illustration of Milvus Regalis (Kite; Glead) by John Gould")
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.jpg "Chlorostilbon canivetii by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123640).jpg "Australian ringneck (Barnardius or Platycercus zonarius), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Trogon Aurantius, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Hummingbird (engraved by Walter and Cohn) by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1114438).jpg "Wood lark (Lullula arborea), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Chinese Hill Warbler by John Gould")
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.jpg "Lampornis clemenciae by John Gould")
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.jpg "Palaeornis derbianus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Chrysuronia eliciae = Hylocharis eliciae by John Gould")
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_engraving_from_Birds_of_Australia_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123863).jpg "Forest Kingfisher (Halcyon Macleay), engraving from Birds of Australia by John Gould")
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.jpg "Lapwing and Young by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123663).jpg "White-bellied Fish-Eagle by John Gould")
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.jpg "Trogon Tenellus, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Thalurania tschudii = Thalurania furcata nigrofasciata by John Gould")
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.jpg "Trogon Variegatus, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Amazilia fimbriata fimbriata by John Gould")
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_engraving_from_Monograph_of_T_-_(MeisterDrucke-1079687).jpg "Scissor-tailed Hummingbird (Hylonympha macrocerca), from Monograph of Trochilidae or Humming Birds (1849-1861), by John Gould (1804-1881), United Kingdom by John Gould")
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.jpg "Amazilia tzacatl by John Gould")
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.jpg "Glaucis Affinis = Glaucis Hirsutus Hirsutus by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-678384).jpg "Illustration of Nyctea Nivea (Snowy Owl) by John Gould")
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.jpg "Trogon Atricollis, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1119662).jpg "Brown Falcon (Falco berigora occidentalis), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1119662).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-600589).jpg "Great Tit by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1112648).jpg "Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae), Engraving by John Gould")
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.jpg "Eulidia yarrellii = Syn by John Gould")
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.jpg "Merula Torquata, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Ptilinopus Ewingii by John Gould")
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.jpg "Greenland Falcon, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-262760).jpg "Greenfinch by John Gould")
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.jpg "Clytolaema rubinea by John Gould")
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.jpg "Harpactes Hodgsoni, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Thalurania colombica by John Gould")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-662940).jpg "Illustration of Strix Flammea (Barn-Owl) by John Gould")
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.jpg "Otus Vulgaris, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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