Bewick’s British Birds: Over 180 Classic Illustrations by the Famed Engraver and Naturalist

Author Biography

Brought up on a farm in Tyneside in the north of England, Thomas Bewick was a keen observer of wildlife as a boy and became an artist with a deep-seated love of nature. He ran a workshop producing woodcuts and engravings and was a master of the illustrated book. Collections of Bewick's works can be found in the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.