Category Archives: Artists & Illustrators

Titian Peale II (1799-1885)    Jennifer Lindbeck, Class of ’98, Dickinson College and Ashton Nichols, Department of English   Youngest son (and sixteenth child) of artist and naturalist Charles Willson Peale, Titian Peale II showed an early interest in natural … Continue reading

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John James Audubon (1785-1851) Audubon was perhaps the best known illustrator of natural history in the nineteenth century. He was born in Santo Domingo (now Haiti), the illegitimate child of a French planter and sea captain and his Creole mistress. His … Continue reading

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Rubens Peale (1784-1865) Emily Arndt, Class of ’13, Dickinson College Rubens Peale was one of sixteen children of artist and naturalist Charles Willson Peale. He was born with poor eyesight, and–unlike most of his brothers–did not originally plan to be … Continue reading

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Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) Thomas Bewick (pronounced Beu-ick) is the best known British illustrator of natural history subjects. From early childhood he combined a fascination for drawing with his own detailed observations of the natural world. Bewick claimed that his desire … Continue reading

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Charles Willson Peale

Jennifer Lindbeck, Class of ’98, Dickinson College   Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) grew up in Annapolis, Maryland, and was the first of a long line of natural historians and artists. He also became one of the most important painters in … Continue reading

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Joseph Wright of Derby

Wright of Derby (1734-1792) was one of the most important English painters of the eighteenth century. He linked elements of Romanticism with powerful images of science and technology. His depictions of artificial light on the faces of experimenters and their … Continue reading

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