Silvester Diggles b. 24 January 1817

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Regardless of whether he was painting a seashore scene on a mutton shoulder-blade, or showing his special skill in life-like and accurate natural history illustrations, Diggles' outstanding artistic achievement was the completion of 325 pencil and watercolour plates illustrating 600 birds for the impressive tome, 'Ornithology of Australia.'
creator of
Crossing Place, Coal Falls near Ipswich
 
creator of
Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the Birds of Australia (book)
Date

self-published

 
creator of
Ornithology of Australia (book)
Date

325 pencil and watercolour plates illustrating 600 birds.