Mr JW Lewin, Painter & Naturalist.

Author, illustrator, printmaker and natural historian, John William Lewin created the first illustrated book ever published in Australia - Birds of New South Wales, in 1813. Featuring more than 150 exquisite artworks, Mr JW Lewin takes a fascinating look at Lewin's life and work, his place in c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Neville, Richard Anthony John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney : Peachpit Press, 2012.
Temas:
Lewin, John William, > 1770-1819.
Lewin, John William, > 1770-1819
Artists > Australia > Biography.
Ornithologists > Australia > Biography.
Artistes > Australie > Biographies.
Ornithologues > Australie > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Artists, Architects, Photographers.
ART > Individual Artists > Artists' Books.
ART > Individual Artists > Essays.
ART > Individual Artists > Monographs.
Artists
Ornithologists
Australia
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • CONTENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • A singular character
  • The heyday for natural history
  • The painter of Mile End Old Town
  • Natural history illustration- a thriving craft
  • A dramatic farewell to England
  • Settling into Sydney
  • Colonial collectors
  • Moving to Parramatta
  • Explorations and expeditions
  • Australia's first prints
  • Preparing Birds of New Holland
  • Making a living
  • From Parramatta to Sydney
  • The mystery of the missing Birds of New Holland
  • John William Lewin, Gentleman, Coroner
  • 'Now I am painting in oil'
  • Australian artists go to court
  • Publishing Birds of New South Wales
  • Crossing the Blue Mountains
  • Fish catch and Dawes Point
  • Working for the government
  • 'A very meritorious useful man'
  • EPILOGUE: More for show, than for correctness
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • NOTES
  • LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  • INDEX.

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