BIRD: THE GREAT AGE OF AVIAN ILLUSTRATION

An invitation to explore the fascinating world of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century ornithological illustration. This was a period of scientific, artistic and geographic discovery, when people began to fully appreciate the immense variety of form and colour within the natural world. Feature sections on key ornithological artists such as John James Audubon, Elizabeth Gould and Edward Lear demonstrate how technology, travel and ambition shaped their amazing images, and how their work transformed our understanding of the wonderful world of birds.