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Joseph Wolf was a German artist who specialized in natural history illustration. He worked for many explorers and naturalists, such as Livingstone, Wallace and Bates, and was considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art.
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Whilst researching this blog the ZSL Library team found anomalies regarding Wolf's date of birth: some sources said it was the 21st January, whilst others said the 22nd. With the kind assistance of Peter Hannon (organizer of the bicentenary celebrations taking place in Germany) we learned that the 21st January is incorrect, despite this date not on...
The above information is largely taken from the Library catalogue records written by Ann Datta, Volunteer Art Cataloguer for ZSL Library.
Dictionary of bird artists of the world / Christine E. Jackson. - Woodbridge : Antique Collectors' Club, 1999Traite de fauconnerie, par H. Schlegel et A.H. Vester de Wulverhorst. - Leiden : Arnz, 1844-53A monograph of the Phasianidae, or family of the pheasants / by Daniel Giraud Elliot. - New York : published by the author, 1872Learn about Joseph Wolf, a German-born artist who illustrated many natural history books and ZSL's publications. He was born 200 years ago on 22 January 1820 and painted life-size birds and animals in stunning detail.
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Joseph Wolf (1820-1899) was a pioneer of wildlife art and a preferred illustrator for explorers and naturalists. He depicted animals accurately and lifelike in various media, such as lithographs, oil paintings and woodcuts, and worked for the British Museum and the Zoological Society of London.
Joseph Wolf was the most prominent ornithological artist to contribute illustrations to John Gould’s bird books. While growing up on a farm in Germany, Wolf roamed the countryside and developed a strong interest in observing and sketching the wildlife.
German artist who specialized in natural history illustration. Trained in Koblenz and Darmstadt. Moved to the British Museum in 1848 and became the preferred illustrator for explorers and naturalists including David Livingstone, Alfred Russel Wallace and Henry Walter Bates. First exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1849. Profile.
Joseph Wolf lived in the XIX cent., a remarkable figure of German Naturalism. Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
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Jan 22, 2021 · Joseph Wolf, a German/English animal artist, was born Jan. 22, 1820. Wolf came to London from his native Germany in 1848 and hooked up with the Zoological Society of London, where for many years he did drawings of London zoo specimens for specialized articles in such journals as the Transactions of the Zoological Society.
