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GOULD, John; Elizabeth Gould. Art

Elizabeth was born on July 18th, 1804 in Ramsgate, England to a military family. She likely underwent training in drawing and botany from an early age as was typical of a woman of her class in Victorian England. She met John Gould through her brother, Charles Coxen, who was also a taxidermist. She married John Gould in January 1829, both 24 years old. Gould began her professional work-life by producing ornithological drawings intended to supplement John's ornithological writing in letters to colleagues. John encouraged her to learn lithography and had his collaborator Edward Lear teach her. Once proficient with the art form, she created illustrations from John's more rudimentary drawings. She designed, lithographed and painted more than 650 plates that appeared in A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains, The Birds of Europe, A Synopsis of the Birds of Australia and many other texts.

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Artist: John and Elizabeth Gould
Superb Craspedophora Alberti Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould
Superb Craspedophora Alberti Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould

Superb Craspedophora Alberti Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould

By John and Elizabeth Gould

Located in Milan, IT

This plate is unique because of the bird species' unmistakable beauty and the great scientific and artistic skill with which Elisabeth and Jhon Gould rendered it. The price quoted h...

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic GOULD, John; Elizabeth Gould. Art

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Superb Epimachus Speciosus Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould
Superb Epimachus Speciosus Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould

Superb Epimachus Speciosus Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould

By John and Elizabeth Gould

Located in Milan, IT

This plate is unique because of the bird species' unmistakable beauty and the great scientific and artistic skill with which Elisabeth and Jhon Gould rendered it. The price quoted h...

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic GOULD, John; Elizabeth Gould. Art

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Superb Paradisea Decora bird lithographed by the greatest ornithologists Gould
Superb Paradisea Decora bird lithographed by the greatest ornithologists Gould

Superb Paradisea Decora bird lithographed by the greatest ornithologists Gould

By John and Elizabeth Gould

Located in Milan, IT

This plate is unique both for the unmistakable beauty of the bird species and for the great scientific and artistic skill of Elisabeth and Jhon Gould to have rendered it. The price ...

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic GOULD, John; Elizabeth Gould. Art

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Superb Paradisornis Rudolphi Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould
Superb Paradisornis Rudolphi Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould

Superb Paradisornis Rudolphi Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould

By John and Elizabeth Gould

Located in Milan, IT

This plate is unique because of the bird species' unmistakable beauty and the great scientific and artistic skill with which Elisabeth and Jhon Gould rendered it. The price quoted h...

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic GOULD, John; Elizabeth Gould. Art

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Superb Trichoparadisea Gulielmi Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould
Superb Trichoparadisea Gulielmi Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould

Superb Trichoparadisea Gulielmi Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould

By John and Elizabeth Gould

Located in Milan, IT

This plate is unique both because of the bird species' unmistakable beauty and the great scientific and artistic skill with which Elisabeth and Jhon Gould rendered it. The price quo...

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic GOULD, John; Elizabeth Gould. Art

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Superb Paradisea Minor Bird lithographed by the greatest ornithologists Gould
Superb Paradisea Minor Bird lithographed by the greatest ornithologists Gould

Superb Paradisea Minor Bird lithographed by the greatest ornithologists Gould

By John and Elizabeth Gould

Located in Milan, IT

This plate is unique both for the unmistakable beauty of the bird species and for the great scientific and artistic skill of Elisabeth and Jhon Gould to have rendered it. The price ...

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic GOULD, John; Elizabeth Gould. Art

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Superb Caspedophora Intercendens Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould
Superb Caspedophora Intercendens Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould

Superb Caspedophora Intercendens Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould

By John and Elizabeth Gould

Located in Milan, IT

This plate is unique because of the bird species' unmistakable beauty and the great scientific and artistic skill with which Elisabeth and Jhon Gould rendered it. The price quoted h...

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic GOULD, John; Elizabeth Gould. Art

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Superb Craspedophora Magnifica Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould
Superb Craspedophora Magnifica Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould

Superb Craspedophora Magnifica Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould

By John and Elizabeth Gould

Located in Milan, IT

This plate is unique because of the bird species' unmistakable beauty and the great scientific and artistic skill with which Elisabeth and Jhon Gould rendered it. The price quoted h...

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic GOULD, John; Elizabeth Gould. Art

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Superb Manucodia Comrii  Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould
Superb Manucodia Comrii  Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould

Superb Manucodia Comrii Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould

By John and Elizabeth Gould

Located in Milan, IT

This plate is unique because of the bird species' unmistakable beauty and the great scientific and artistic skill with which Elisabeth and Jhon Gould rendered it. The price quoted h...

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic GOULD, John; Elizabeth Gould. Art

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Superb Epimachus Meyeri Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould
Superb Epimachus Meyeri Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould

Superb Epimachus Meyeri Bird lithographed by the ornithologists Gould

By John and Elizabeth Gould

Located in Milan, IT

This plate is unique because of the bird species' unmistakable beauty and the great scientific and artistic skill with which Elisabeth and Jhon Gould rendered it. The price quoted h...

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Late 19th Century Naturalistic GOULD, John; Elizabeth Gould. Art

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