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The rural idyll of Essex near London was the home of George Edwards. His ancestors had a good sense of finance and left George with an economically carefree future. After training as a merchant, Edwards decided to spend his days bird watching. He enjoyed travelling and expanded his knowledge with each new region of Europe he discovered. In addition, ships returning to London from faraway lands had exotic birds on board. George Edwards recognized that discovering nature also means teaching. The young ornithologist began to record his bird observations. His depictions surpassed all the illustrations known up to that point in naturalistic accuracy. With meticulousness and accuracy Edwards put his observations on paper. The natural scientist learned the art of etching and used the technique together with colourful watercolours for his enchanting bird pictures. Buyers for his paintings were soon found and other scientists became aware of his great skill.
In London George Edwards found a very special patron. Sir Hans Sloan was an art lover and at the same time president of the Royal Society. Sloan commissioned Edwards to create portraits of animals. A personal relationship developed between the two men. The two met weekly for tea and to exchange news. George Edwards devoted himself to art and Sloan encouraged the young man. Sir Hans Sloan finally arranged for George to become a librarian at the Royal College of Physicians in London. Here a wonderful world opened up for the ornithologist. He had access to numerous works of natural history and the peace to devote himself to his own studies and to express himself artistically. During this time George Edwards devoted himself to his own writings and published the multi-volume work A Natural History of Rare Birds. The result was a collection of more than 600 coloured etchings of birds and other animals that had not been described and illustrated before.
George Edward's reputation spread throughout Europe and a lively exchange among nature-oriented scientists developed. The Swedish natural scientist Carl von Linné maintained an intensive correspondence with Edwards and gave suggestions for the representation of the animals. Thus he asked Edwards for the representation of the upper and lower side of butterflies and helped Edwards to determine a species. Edward George was appointed a member of the Royal Society for his work and was later honoured with the oldest and highest endowed award, the Copley Medal. In old age, the scientist, who is called the father of British ornithology, is overcome by the desire for peace and quiet and he retires to rural Plaistow, where he falls asleep at the ripe old age of 79.
The rural idyll of Essex near London was the home of George Edwards. His ancestors had a good sense of finance and left George with an economically carefree future. After training as a merchant, Edwards decided to spend his days bird watching. He enjoyed travelling and expanded his knowledge with each new region of Europe he discovered. In addition, ships returning to London from faraway lands had exotic birds on board. George Edwards recognized that discovering nature also means teaching. The young ornithologist began to record his bird observations. His depictions surpassed all the illustrations known up to that point in naturalistic accuracy. With meticulousness and accuracy Edwards put his observations on paper. The natural scientist learned the art of etching and used the technique together with colourful watercolours for his enchanting bird pictures. Buyers for his paintings were soon found and other scientists became aware of his great skill.
In London George Edwards found a very special patron. Sir Hans Sloan was an art lover and at the same time president of the Royal Society. Sloan commissioned Edwards to create portraits of animals. A personal relationship developed between the two men. The two met weekly for tea and to exchange news. George Edwards devoted himself to art and Sloan encouraged the young man. Sir Hans Sloan finally arranged for George to become a librarian at the Royal College of Physicians in London. Here a wonderful world opened up for the ornithologist. He had access to numerous works of natural history and the peace to devote himself to his own studies and to express himself artistically. During this time George Edwards devoted himself to his own writings and published the multi-volume work A Natural History of Rare Birds. The result was a collection of more than 600 coloured etchings of birds and other animals that had not been described and illustrated before.
George Edward's reputation spread throughout Europe and a lively exchange among nature-oriented scientists developed. The Swedish natural scientist Carl von Linné maintained an intensive correspondence with Edwards and gave suggestions for the representation of the animals. Thus he asked Edwards for the representation of the upper and lower side of butterflies and helped Edwards to determine a species. Edward George was appointed a member of the Royal Society for his work and was later honoured with the oldest and highest endowed award, the Copley Medal. In old age, the scientist, who is called the father of British ornithology, is overcome by the desire for peace and quiet and he retires to rural Plaistow, where he falls asleep at the ripe old age of 79.
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.jpg "The Shirley and the Dusky Swallow-tailed Butterfly, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "Dodo and Guinea Pig by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The little Green and Orange-coloured King-Fisher and the Blue Lizard by George Edwards")
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.jpg "Green Bird with Red Throat and Brown and Orange Bird by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Red-Headed Finch from Surinam by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Little Black Monkey, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Brasilian Green Parrot by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Red-breasted Black-Bird by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Great Black Duck from Hudson")
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.jpg "The Horned Fish, and the Sea Scorpion, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The American Nightingale. The Green Sparrow or Green Hummingbird by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Greater Cockroach, and the Whistle Insect by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Black and White Chinese Cock Pheasant with Its Hen by George Edwards")
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.jpg "Green Bird with Red Throat and Brown and Orange Bird by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Mountain Partridge by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Sparrow of Paradise. The Great Bat from Madagascar by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Great Spotted Lizard with a Forked Tail by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Little Brown and White Duck by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Spur-winged Water-hen of Brazil, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Yellow-winged Pye, and Greatest Locust, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Prickled Dog or Hound-Fish, with an Insect called the Walking-Stick, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Great Black and White Duck, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Black Parrot from Madagascar by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Long-Tailed Dove, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Bush-tailed Monkey by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Long-tailed Sparrow, and the Dusky Linnet, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Hawk-Headed Parrot by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Great Horned Owl by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Horned Indian Pheasant by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Curasso-Bird, and the Cushew-Bird, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Black and White Kingfisher by George Edwards")
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.jpg "Brown Speckled Bird by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Mango-Fish. The Great Brown Locust, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Crowned African Crane, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Long-tailed Duck from Newfoundland, and the Spur-winged Plover, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Yellow-bellied Green Cuckow, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Indian Redstart. The Thorn-tailed Indian Lizard by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Scarlet Sparrow and the Yellow Swallow-tailed Butterfly, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Gerbua by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The St. Jago Monkey by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Cross-Bills, Cock and Hen by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The little Black and Orange-coloured Indian Hawk by George Edwards")
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.jpg "Two Birds, One with Very Long Tailfeathers, and Blue Butterfly by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Peacock Pheasant from China by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Little Indian Buffalo, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Great Black Cockatoo, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Red and Blue Brazilian Finch. The Flying Squirrel, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Chinese Quail and the Guernsey Lizard by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Smallest Green and Red Indian Paroquet. The Small Green Parrot of East India by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Monax or Marmotte of America, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Little Black and White Duck, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The little American Water Hen, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Red-beaked Toucan, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Triangular Spotted Pigeon, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Laughing Goose, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Yellow Woodpecker with Black Spots by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Dodo, and the Guiney Pig by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Sea-Bat, and the Pyed Acarauna, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Black and Yellow Frizled Sparrow, and the Brasilian Sparrow by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Great Kingfisher from the River Gambia, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The spotted Greenland Dove by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The blue Creeper. The golden-headed black Tit-mouse by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Lesser Mock-Bird by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Fork-Tailed Indian Butcher-Bird by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Elephant and the Rhinoceros, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Swallow-tailed Indian Roller, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The large Green and Spotted Lizard by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Worm-eater and the Goat-Beetle by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Blue Red-Breast, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Red Bird from Surinam by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Double-headed Snake. The Black Butterflies, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Green Goldfinch, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Brown Indian Thrush by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Black Indian Cuckoo, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The White Godwit from Hudson")
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.jpg "The Long-Tailed Red Hummingbird. The Little Brown Hummingbird, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Round-crested Duck, the Greater Dobchick, and the All-green Hummingbird, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Least Water-Hen, and the Yellow Wren, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Chinese Starling or Black-Bird, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Great Green Macaw by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Whip-Poor-Will or Lesser Goat-Sucker by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Barbarian Squirrel by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Golden-crowned Wren and the Ruby-crowned Wren by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The little Brown and White Creeper, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Golden Bird of Paradise by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Crested or Coped Black Vulture, and the Black and White Indian Snake by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Sanglin, or Cagui Minor, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The transverse stripe or bared Dove by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Demoiselle of Numidia, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Brown Indian Dove by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Pig-tailed Monkey, from the Island of Sumatra, in the Indian Sea, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Blue-faced Green Parrot by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Great Green Parrot, from the West-Indies by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The African Land-Tortoise. The Small Spotted Grey Lizard, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Pyed Bird of Paradise, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Indian Greenfinch, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Brown-throated Parrakeet, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Little Green Parrot by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Black or Dusky Sparrows, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "Red and Black Bird by George Edwards")
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