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 "Panterpes insignis by John Gould")
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.jpg "Upupa Epops by John Gould")
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.jpg "Bird of Paradise, Engraved by T. Walter 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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.jpg "Mongolian Finch by John Gould")
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.jpg "Grey-Headed Flying Fox by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1353352).jpg "Thrush with its nest by John Gould")
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.jpg "Chrysolampis moschitus 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 "Phasianus torquatus = Phasianus colchicus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Unknown Image by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-185161).jpg "Bonaparte")
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.jpg "Coeligena typica = Coeligena coeligena by John Gould")
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.jpg "Magpie by John Gould")
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.jpg "Cacatua Leadbeateri by John Gould")
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.jpg "Pica bactriana = Pica pica bactriana by John Gould")
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.jpg "Goldfinch 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 "Platycercus Pennantii by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-600567).jpg "Starling by John Gould")
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.jpg "Trochilus polytmus by 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 "Eastern Rosella, from The Birds of Australia, First Edition by John Gould")
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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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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1119653).jpg "Black-Chinned Babbler (Stachyris pyrrhops), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Trogon Mexicanus, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Trogon Tenellus, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-59288).jpg "Trogon Collaris from")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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.jpg "Pharomacrus Auriceps, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Brachyotus Palustris, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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_engraving_from_Monograph_of_Trochilidae_or_Humm_-_(MeisterDrucke-1092094).jpg "Anna")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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_Tropi_-_(MeisterDrucke-1479623).jpg "Giant Trogon, Bird from India 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 "Malurus Leuconotus, from")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123884).jpg "Blyth")
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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 "Turdus Musicus, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Humming Bird - Veruguan Lance-Bill, birds from Costa Rica, engraving from book by John Gould (1804-1881) Tropical Birds by 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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 drawing b - (MeisterDrucke-678370).jpg "Illustration of Circus Aeruginosus (Marsh-Harrier), drawing by John Gould, from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-262760).jpg "Greenfinch by John Gould")
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.jpg "Nyctea Nivea, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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_lithograph_from_Birds_of_Australia_and_Great_Br_-_(MeisterDrucke-1112683).jpg "Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), lithograph from Birds of Australia and Great Britain by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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.jpg "Trogon Atricollis, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 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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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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.jpg "Great Auk, from")
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.jpg "Eupetomena macroura macroura by John Gould")
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.jpg "Trogon Melanocephalus, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Haematospiza Sipahi, illustration from")
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.jpg "Dunlin, Summer Plumage by John Gould")
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.jpg "The Birds of Great Britain: Sturnur vulgaris by John Gould")
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.jpg "Trogon Variegatus, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Heliodoxa jamesoni = Heliodoxa jacula jamesoni 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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_-_(MeisterDrucke-662948).jpg "Illustration of Milvus Migrans (Black Kite) by John Gould")
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.jpg "Dwarf Cassowary Casuarius bennetti, engraving by John Gould")
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.jpg "Siva strigula = Minla strigula 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_from_Monograph_of_Trochilid_-_(MeisterDrucke-1089442).jpg "White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) 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 "Cometes Caroli = Polyonomus Caroli 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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.jpg "Ampelis Garrulus, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Ionolaema whitelyana = Heliodoxa schreibersii whitelyana by John Gould")
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.jpg "Bambusicola hyperythra = Arborophila hyperythra 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")
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.jpg "Harpactes Hodgsoni, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould by John Gould")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-97042).jpg "Trogon Temnurus from")
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.jpg "Merula Vulgaris, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould, published 1862-73 by John Gould")
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.jpg "Euspiza Luteola 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 "Illustration from 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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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1114439).jpg "Variable wheatear (Oenanthe picata), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1112652).jpg "Black-tailed whistler (Pachycephala melanura), Engraving by John Gould")
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_illustration_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123643).jpg "Bonaparte")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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_engraving_by_John_Gould_(1804-1881)_Uni_-_(MeisterDrucke-1115084).jpg "Rufous-bellied Swallow (Hirundo daurica), engraving by John Gould, United Kingdom by John Gould")
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.jpg "White-Tailed Trogon, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Harpactes Duvauceli, plate from The Birds of Great Britain by John Gould by John Gould")
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 which is now a sy - (MeisterDrucke-652851).jpg "Leybold")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1119660).jpg "Scarlet Robin (Petroica multicolor), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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.jpg "Palumbus pulchricollis = Columba pulchricollis by John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1119662).jpg "Brown Falcon (Falco berigora occidentalis), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Illustration from John Gould")
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_Engraving_by_John_Gould_-_(MeisterDrucke-1112387).jpg "Spotted pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus), Engraving by John Gould by John Gould")
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.jpg "Stachyris ruficeps = Stachyridopsis ruficeps by John Gould")
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.jpg "Aphantochroa hyposticta = Taphrospilus hypostictus by John Gould")
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.jpg "Lapwing and Young, Nature in Britain by John Gould")
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