The Englishman John Gould had dedicated his life entirely to nature and the animal world. It was practically in his cradle. His uncle, with whom he grew up, looked after the Royal Gardens of Windsor.
He developed a great interest in the history of nature even as a young man. He also hunted birds along the Thames, which he prepared afterwards. Already in his early 20's Gould opened a shop for taxidermy in London. During this time he also began to draw studies of birds. At the end of the 1820s Gould was employed as a curator by the Zoological Society in London. His first publication dates back to 1830 and shows numerous birds from the Himalayan region. The work of the British artist was influenced by the naturalist Charles Darwin, among others. He brought back numerous specimens of exotic animals from his travels around the world. Among them was the Darwin Finch. Darwin had discovered this on the Galapagos Islands. Gould studied the animal carefully and discovered that it was a new, previously undiscovered species of finch.
In collaboration with his wife, the lithographer Elizabeth Coxen, Gould made drawings of all the birds Darwin had brought back from his trip. These were then published in his work The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. Among John Gould's most famous works is also a work on the bird life in Australia.
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_(hand_coloured_litho)_-_(MeisterDrucke-199268).jpg "Goldfinch (Carduelis Elegans) by John Gould")
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.jpg "A Monograph of the Ramphastidae, or Family of Toucans, First Edition, Published 1834 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Upupa Epops by John Gould")
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.jpg "Panterpes insignis by John Gould")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-201074).jpg "Blackbird by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-185161).jpg "Bonaparte")
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.jpg "Bird of Paradise, Engraved by T. Walter by John Gould")
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.jpg "Parus Cristatus, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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_engraving_from_Monograph_of_Tro_-_(MeisterDrucke-1081259).jpg "Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), Engraving from Monograph of Trochilidae or Humming Birds (1849-1861) by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1353352).jpg "Thrush with its nest by John Gould")
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.jpg "Phasianus torquatus = Phasianus colchicus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Unknown Image by John Gould")
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.jpg "Grey-Headed Flying Fox by John Gould")
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.jpg "Mongolian Finch by John Gould")
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.jpg "Chrysolampis moschitus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Pica bactriana = Pica pica bactriana by John Gould")
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.jpg "Coeligena typica = Coeligena coeligena by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-600567).jpg "Starling by John Gould")
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.jpg "Goldfinch by John Gould")
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.jpg "Cacatua Leadbeateri by John Gould")
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.jpg "Magpie by John Gould")
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.jpg "Platycercus Pennantii by John Gould")
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_from_A_Monograph_of_the_Trochilid_-_(MeisterDrucke-1172718).jpg "Hummingbirds (Topaza Pyra) from A Monograph of the Trochilid by John Gould")
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.jpg "Trochilus polytmus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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.jpg "Great Cinereous Owl, from \"The Birds of Great Britain\" (published London, 1862-73) by John Gould")
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.jpg "Turdus Musicus, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123908).jpg "Red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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.jpg "Painted Bush Quail by John Gould")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123641).jpg "Superb fruit-dove (Ptilinopus superbus), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Malurus Leuconotus, from")
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_engraving_by_John_Gould_(1804-1881_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123911).jpg "Australian king Parrot (Alisterus scapularis), engraving by John Gould and Henry Constantine Richter by John Gould")
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.jpg "Athene Noctua, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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_illustration_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123650).jpg "Honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus), illustration by John Gould")
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.jpg "Spathura peruana = Ocreatus underwoodii peruanus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Euspiza Luteola by John Gould")
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.jpg "Bird of Paradise, from")
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.jpg "Loddigesia mirabilis by John Gould")
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.jpg "Amazilia tobaci feliciae by John Gould")
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.jpg "Turdis Atrogularis, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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_engraving_from_Monograph_of_Trochilid_-_(MeisterDrucke-1089442).jpg "White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) by John Gould")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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.jpg "Pteroglossus Hypoglaucus from")
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_engraving_from_book_by_John_Gou_-_(MeisterDrucke-1508807).jpg "Rustic Bunting, Birds from Asia (China and Japan), Engraving from Book by John Gould")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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.jpg "Syrnium Aluco, Plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, Published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Eucephala chlorocephala by John Gould")
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.jpg "Vivia innominata = Picumnus innominatus by John Gould")
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_engraving_from_Birds_of_Australia_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123672).jpg "Great Bowerbird, engraving from Birds of Australia by John Gould")
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.jpg "Pitta Ussheri = Erythropitta Ussheri by John Gould")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1114465).jpg "European turtle-dove (Streptopelia turtur), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123653).jpg "Silver gull (Larus novaehollandiae), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1112643).jpg "Violet cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus), Engraving by John Gould")
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_(hand-coloured_litho)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1441081).jpg "Glossy Ibis by John Gould")
_(hand-coloured_litho)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1441081).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-59288).jpg "Trogon Collaris from")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1114451).jpg "Restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1114451).jpg)
_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123642).jpg "Wood warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123642).jpg)
_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1114464).jpg "Scarlet myzomela (Myzomela sanguinolenta), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Snow Bunting by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-600563).jpg "Mecistura Caudata - Long-Tailed Tit by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1119671).jpg "Alexandra")
_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1119671).jpg)
.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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.jpg "Pucrasia Xanthospila = Pucrasia Macrolopha Xanthospila by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-678420).jpg "Illustration of Pandion Hallaetus (Osprey) by John Gould")
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.jpg "Harpactes Oreskios, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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.jpg "Phaethornis striigularis striigularis by John Gould")
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.jpg "Columba Leuconota by John Gould")
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.jpg "Orthorhynchus ornatus = Orthorhynchus cristatus ornatus by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123875).jpg "Wompoo fruit-dove (Ptilinopus magnificus), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123875).jpg)
_on_Aechmea_mertensii_(as_syn_-_(MeisterDrucke-845604).jpg "Illustration of Loddigesia mirabilis (hummingbird) on Aechmea mertensii (as syn. A. mucroniflora) (bromeliad) by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-678413).jpg "Illustration of Astur Palumbarius (Goshawk) by John Gould")
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.jpg "Petasophora anais by John Gould")
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.jpg "Cyanomyia franciae by John Gould")
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.jpg "Hummingbird (engraved by Walter and Cohn) by John Gould")
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.jpg "Greenland Falcon by John Gould")
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.jpg "Campylopterus pampa by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-600583).jpg "Merganser by John Gould")
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.jpg "Alcedo Ispida, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Pyrrhula cineracea = Pyrrhula pyrrhula cineracea by John Gould")
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_engraving_by_John_Gould_(1804-1881)_United_Kingdom_-_(MeisterDrucke-1115083).jpg "Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), engraving by John Gould, United Kingdom by John Gould")
_engraving_by_John_Gould_(1804-1881)_United_Kingdom_-_(MeisterDrucke-1115083).jpg)
_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1112649).jpg "Australian brush-turkey (Alectura lathami), Engraving by John Gould")
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.jpg "Thalurania venusta = Thalurania furcata venusta by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123882).jpg "Collared finchbill (Spizixos semitorques), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Ionolaema whitelyana = Heliodoxa schreibersii whitelyana by John Gould")
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.jpg "Trogon Aurantius, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123666).jpg "Ornate Lorikeet by John Gould")
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.jpg "Falco peregrinator by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-678416).jpg "Illustration of Archibuteo Lagopus (Rough-legged Buzzard) by John Gould")
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.jpg "Strix Flammea, Plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, Published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-83598).jpg "Trogon Ambiguus from")
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.jpg "Pterocles guttatus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Cometes glyceriae = Lesbia victoriae x Ramphomicron microrhynchus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Clytolaema rubinea by John Gould")
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.jpg "Malacoturnix superciliosus by John Gould")
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