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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Name
John Gould
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Publisher
  • Gardener
  • Curator and preserver
Birth date
14 September 1804
Birth place
Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, UK
Death date
1881
Death place
England, UK
Active Period
  • 1830 - 1873
Arrival
  • 1838
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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Related people
  • Gould, Elizabeth (associate of)
  • Richter, Sue (associate of)
  • Gould, John (child of)
  • Gould, Elizabeth (spouse of)
  • Gould, Elizabeth (associate of)
  • Richter, Sue (associate of)
  • Gould, John (child of)