Natural history illustration
Found in 7 Records:
Johan Louis Gerlagh volume of watercolors
Collection of approximately 160 watercolor drawings of natural objects, with some notes and verses in Dutch, from an artist in Holland.
Natural History Art and Illustration by D. D. Tyler
"Nature display'd; being a short account of such particulars of natural history as was thought most proper to excite curiosity and form the minds of youths"
Compendium of natural history, physical sciences and technology compiled by Gregory Faux of Thetford, Norfolk, England in 1748 and intended for educational use. Illustrations are mainly of animals, but some of technology (ship's rigging, wine-press, methods of fishing, etc.) Some are copied or based on Pluche (sometimes apparently not illustrating text).
Papers of the Sowerby family of scientific illustrators
This collection consists of a partial financial archives of a family of scientific illustrators and publishers, covering business and private income and expenses. The collection also includes memoranda, sketches, a library catalogue, and other related material.
Preliminary sketch of "Le tarsier podje"
This collection contains a single preliminary sketch, labelled “Le tarsier podje [tarsie Duett?] vol 13 des Iles moluques,” done by Jean Baptiste Audebert for his book Histoire naturelle des singes et des makis (1800). The final illustration appears in the book identified as “Le Tarsier / Tarsius Daubentonii.” This sketch was executed largely in watercolor with some body color and ink details.
Robert M. Mengel bird paintings
This collection consists of two watercolor paintings of birds, signed and dated 1952 and 1954 by Robert M. Mengel (1921-1990). The 1952 painting has a label identifying it as a ”Black-and-white warbler at nest," and the other watercolor is of an owl.
Thomas Bewick wood engravings printed by Robert Middleton
This collection consists of a portfolio of 11 prints made by typographer Robert Hunter (Bob) Middleton (1898-1985) in 1970 at his Cherryburn Press, using wood-engraved blocks by English wood-engraver and natural historian Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) from a collection in the Newberry Library in Chicago.