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 "Mongolian Finch by John Gould")
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.jpg "Phasianus torquatus = Phasianus colchicus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Eurasian Hoopoe by John Gould")
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.jpg "Panterpes insignis by John Gould")
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.jpg "Cacatua leadbeateri, 1848-1869 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Platycercus pennantii by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-185161).jpg "Bonaparte")
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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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_-_(MeisterDrucke-600567).jpg "Starling by John Gould")
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.jpg "Pica bactriana = Pica pica bactriana 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 (1804-1881), United Kingdom by John Gould")
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.jpg "Coeligena typica = Coeligena coeligena by John Gould")
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.jpg "Bird of Paradise, from")
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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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.jpg "Carduelis elegans - Goldfinch by John Gould")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-201074).jpg "Blackbird, 1873 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Grey-Headed Flying Fox by John Gould")
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.jpg "Pica caudata - Magpie by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1353352).jpg "Thrush with its nest by John Gould")
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.jpg "Unknown Image by John Gould")
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.jpg "Trochilus polytmus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Oriolus Galbula, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Chrysolampis moschitus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Haematospiza Sipahi, illustration from “Birds of Asia”, Vol. I, Parts I-VI, by John Gould, 1850-54 by John Gould")
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_engraving_from_Monograph_of_Trochilidae_o_-_(MeisterDrucke-1092093).jpg "Peacock Coquette (Lophornis pavoninus), engraving from Monograph of Trochilidae or Humming Birds (1849-1861), by John Gould (1804-1881), United Kingdom by John Gould")
_engraving_from_Monograph_of_Trochilidae_o_-_(MeisterDrucke-1092093).jpg)
_engraving_from_Monograph_of_Trochil_-_(MeisterDrucke-1081326).jpg "Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (Eupherusa eximia), engraving from Monograph of Trochilidae or Humming Birds (1849-1861), by John Gould (1804-1881), United Kingdom by John Gould")
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.jpg "Pteroglossus hypoglaucus from Tropical Birds by John Gould")
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_engraving_from_Birds_of_Australia_-_(MeisterDrucke-1119516).jpg "Black Swan (Cygnus atratus), engraving from Birds of Australia by John Gould")
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_engraving_from_Monograph_of_T_-_(MeisterDrucke-1079687).jpg "Scissor-tailed Hummingbird (Hylonympha macrocerca), from Monograph of Trochilidae or Humming Birds (1849-1861), by John Gould (1804-1881), United Kingdom by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-59288).jpg "Trogon collare from")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-678421).jpg "Illustration of Haliaeetus albicilla (Sea Eagle) by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1112652).jpg "Black-tailed whistler (Pachycephala melanura), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-600582).jpg "Nyroca Leucophtalmos: White Eyes, or Ferruginous Duck by John Gould")
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.jpg "White-tailed Trogon, 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-1114462).jpg "Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1114462).jpg)
_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 "Red Grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1112644).jpg "Black-breasted boatbill, Machaerirhynchus nigripectus, engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123888).jpg "Black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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.jpg "Thalurania venusta = Thalurania furcata venusta by John Gould")
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_engraving_from_Monograph_of_Trochil_-_(MeisterDrucke-1081327).jpg "Scale-throated Hermit (Phaethornis eurynome), engraving from Monograph of Trochilidae or Humming Birds, by John Gould by John Gould")
_engraving_from_Monograph_of_Trochil_-_(MeisterDrucke-1081327).jpg)
_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123640).jpg "Australian ringneck (Barnardius or Platycercus zonarius), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Doricha bryantae = Calliphlox bryantae by John Gould")
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.jpg "Chrysuronia eliciae: Elicia")
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.jpg "Amazilia saucerrottei saucerrottei by John Gould")
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.jpg "Upupa Epops, 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-1123907).jpg "Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123907).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123879).jpg "Fiery-tailed Awlbill (Avocettula recurvirostris) by John Gould")
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.jpg "Heliodoxa gularis by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-600562).jpg "Cotyle Riparia by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-662948).jpg "Illustration of Milvus migrans (Black Kite) by John Gould")
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.jpg "Falco Candicans, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Bourcieria insectivora = Coeligena torquata torquata by John Gould")
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.jpg "Erythronota elegans = Chlorostilbon elegans by John Gould")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-83598).jpg "Trogon Ambiguus from")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1114450).jpg "Beautiful firetail (Stagonopleura bella), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-600563).jpg "Mecistura caudata - Long-tailed Tit by John Gould")
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.jpg "Phasianus soemmeringii = Syrmaticus soemmerringii by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-600588).jpg "Whinchat by John Gould")
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.jpg "Schistes albogularis by John Gould")
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.jpg "Sternoclyta cyanopectus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Eustephanus fernandensis = Sephanoides fernandensis fernandensis by John Gould")
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.jpg "Phlogoenas tristigma by John Gould")
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.jpg "Thalurania glaucopis by John Gould")
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.jpg "Eriocnemis cupreoventris by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-600572).jpg "Aegialophilus Cantianus - Kentish Plover by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1495007).jpg "Peaceful Dove, birds from Australia, engraving from book by John Gould (1804-1881) Tropical Birds by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123884).jpg "Blyth")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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.jpg "Eriocnemis Sapphiropygia = Eriocnemis Luciani Sapphiropygia by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123646).jpg "Pacific gull (Larus pacificus), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Chrysobronchus viridicauda by John Gould")
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.jpg "Falco Peregrinus, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Timolia lerchi by John Gould")
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.jpg "Chlorostilbon prasinus = Chlorostilbon mellisugus prasinus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Sporadinus riccordii = Chlorostilbon riccordii by John Gould")
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.jpg "Sphenocichla humii by John Gould")
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.jpg "Malurus Leuconotus, from")
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.jpg "Glaucis Mazeppa = Glaucis Hirsutus Hirsutus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Thalurania hypochlora = Thalurania fannyi hypochlora by John Gould")
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.jpg "Pyrrhula orientalis = Pyrrhula pyrrhula rosacea by John Gould")
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.jpg "Phaethornis squalidus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Florisuga flabellifera = Florisuga mellivora flabellifera by John Gould")
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.jpg "Spotted Forktail by John Gould")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-375262).jpg "Thrush, 1873 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Calliphlox amethystina by John Gould")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-671367).jpg "Phlogophilus hemileucurus on Paphinia cristata (orchid) by John Gould")
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.jpg "Amazilia amazilia dumerilii by John Gould")
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.jpg "Rhamphomicron Olivaceum = Chalcostigma Olivaceum by John Gould")
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_from_Birds_of_Asia_-_(MeisterDrucke-1173066).jpg "Kingfisher (Nyctiornis Amictus) from Birds of Asia by John Gould")
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.jpg "Sturnus unicolor 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-1123654).jpg "Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Heliodoxa Leadbeateri by John Gould")
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_from_a_Monograph_of_Trochilidae_-_(MeisterDrucke-1172941).jpg "Buffon")
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