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.
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...
Lithograph
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 ...
Lithograph
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...
Lithograph
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...
Lithograph
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...
Lithograph
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...
Lithograph
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...
Lithograph
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 ...
Lithograph
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...
Lithograph
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...
Lithograph
$150
H 6.63 in W 10.38 in
Scolopaceous Courlan: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Scolopaceous Courlan", No. 63, Plate 312 from Audubon's "Birds of America, lithographed, printed...
Lithograph
Seaweeds, German antique underwater botanical chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Algen I' (Seaweeds) German chromolithograph, circa 1895. Central vertical fold as issued. 240mm by 305mm (sheet)
Lithograph
Forest Insects - Beetles, German antique chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Forstinsekten II Kafer' (Forest Insects - Beetles) German chromolithograph, circa 1895. 245mm by 155mm (sheet)
Lithograph
$775
H 7 in W 10.5 in
Swift Fox: An Original 19th Century Hand-colored Lithograph by John J. Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Swift Fox", No. 11, Plate LII, from Audubon's "Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America", printed ...
Lithograph
$65
H 9.85 in W 12.01 in
Strahlinge (Protozoa - Radiolarians or Radioza) German antique lithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Strahlinge' (Protozoa - Radiolarians or Radioza) German lithograph, circa 1895. Key to protozoa in German below the image. 250mm by 305mm (sheet). Central vertical fold as iss...
Lithograph
Birds, German antique natural history chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Hochzeitskleider I' (Birds) German chromolithograph, circa 1895. 240mm by 155mm (sheet)
Lithograph
$875
H 6.75 in W 10.25 in
Red-breasted Merganser: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Red-breasted Merganser, 1. Male 2. Female", No. 83, Plate 412 from Audubon's "Birds of America, lithographed,...
Lithograph
$320
H 8.67 in W 13 in
Wiltshire breed, sheep lithograph with original hand-colouring, circa 1845
By After William Shiels
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Ancienne Race de Wiltshire (The Old Wiltshire Breed)' Lithograph with original hand-colouring by Hermann Eichens (1813-1886) from a drawing by W. Nicholson after a painting by Wil...
Lithograph
$1,950
H 39 in W 29 in D 0.03 in
Japan Australia's Overseas Airline Qantas original vintage travel poster
By Harry Rogers
Located in Spokane, WA
Original large format Qantas Japan Australia's Overseas Airline vintage travel poster. This antique poster is archival linen backed and in very fine condition. This image was al...
Lithograph
$330
H 10.36 in W 7.33 in D 0.08 in
Cangaroos in Danger - Lithograph by F. Specht - 1879
By Friedrich Specht 1
Located in Roma, IT
Cangaroos in Danger is a black and white lithograph realized by Friedrich Specht in 1879. Image dimensions: 19,7 x 13,7 cm. Original Title: Am Auftralifchen "Bufch". Dated 1879 an...
Lithograph
$212
H 10.32 in W 7.29 in D 0.08 in
A Lying Animal - Original Lithograph by F. Specht - 1880
By Friedrich Specht 1
Located in Roma, IT
A Lying Animal is a black and white print realized by Friedrich Specht in 1880. Lithograph on dark paper. Original Title: Derendet. Dated 1880, p.24. Signed by the artist on the r...
Lithograph
$65
H 9.65 in W 12.01 in
Neartktische Fauna (Neartic Fauna), German antique animal chromolithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Neartktische Fauna' (Neartic Fauna) German chromolithograph, circa 1895. Key to animals in German below the image. 245mm by 305mm (sheet). Central vertical fold as issued.
Lithograph
Sold
H 21 in W 17 in D 0.5 in
Colorful Australian Birds Engraving Set
By John and Elizabeth Gould
Located in Houston, TX
Engraving of an Australian bird from a book published in 1838 titled, "The Birds of Australia." The book has 84 prints of different birds, the most popu...
Engraving