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Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4613526: Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Black tern, Chlidonias niger. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Black tern, Chlidonias niger. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4613345: Black tern, Chlidonias niger. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4613464: Great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Boreal jasper. Bombycilla garrulus (Ampelis garrulus). Copper engraving by Edward Donovan (1768-1837), published in Histoire naturelle des oiseaux britanniques, London, 1794-1819.
Boreal jasper. Bombycilla garrulus (Ampelis garrulus). Copper engraving by Edward Donovan (1768-1837), published in Histoire naturelle des oiseaux britanniques, London, 1794-1819.

FLO4613537: Boreal jasper. Bombycilla garrulus (Ampelis garrulus). Copper engraving by Edward Donovan (1768-1837), published in Histoire naturelle des oiseaux britanniques, London, 1794-1819., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Rollier of Europe. Coracias garrulus (Coracias garrula). Copper engraving by Edward Donovan (1768-1837), published in Histoire naturelle des oiseaux britanniques, London, 1794-1819.
Rollier of Europe. Coracias garrulus (Coracias garrula). Copper engraving by Edward Donovan (1768-1837), published in Histoire naturelle des oiseaux britanniques, London, 1794-1819.

FLO4613684: Rollier of Europe. Coracias garrulus (Coracias garrula). Copper engraving by Edward Donovan (1768-1837), published in Histoire naturelle des oiseaux britanniques, London, 1794-1819., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Goeland ash. Larus canus. Copper engraving by Edward Donovan (1768-1837), published in Histoire naturelle des oiseaux britanniques, London, 1794-1819.
Goeland ash. Larus canus. Copper engraving by Edward Donovan (1768-1837), published in Histoire naturelle des oiseaux britanniques, London, 1794-1819.

FLO4613754: Goeland ash. Larus canus. Copper engraving by Edward Donovan (1768-1837), published in Histoire naturelle des oiseaux britanniques, London, 1794-1819., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Grebe cheerful. Podiceps grisegena (Podiceps ruficollis). Copper engraving by Edward Donovan (1768-1837), published in Histoire naturelle des oiseaux britanniques, London, 1794-1819.
Grebe cheerful. Podiceps grisegena (Podiceps ruficollis). Copper engraving by Edward Donovan (1768-1837), published in Histoire naturelle des oiseaux britanniques, London, 1794-1819.

FLO4613780: Grebe cheerful. Podiceps grisegena (Podiceps ruficollis). Copper engraving by Edward Donovan (1768-1837), published in Histoire naturelle des oiseaux britanniques, London, 1794-1819., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Castagny grebe. Tachybaptus ruficollis (Podiceps nigricans). Copper engraving by Edward Donovan (1768-1837), published in Histoire naturelle des oiseaux britanniques, London, 1794-1819.
Castagny grebe. Tachybaptus ruficollis (Podiceps nigricans). Copper engraving by Edward Donovan (1768-1837), published in Histoire naturelle des oiseaux britanniques, London, 1794-1819.

FLO4613747: Castagny grebe. Tachybaptus ruficollis (Podiceps nigricans). Copper engraving by Edward Donovan (1768-1837), published in Histoire naturelle des oiseaux britanniques, London, 1794-1819., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna (Sappharine gurnard, Trigla hirundo). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808.
Tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna (Sappharine gurnard, Trigla hirundo). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808.

FLO4613819: Tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna (Sappharine gurnard, Trigla hirundo). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Black goby, Gobius niger. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808.
Black goby, Gobius niger. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808.

FLO4613876: Black goby, Gobius niger. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus (Spotted blenny or butter fish, Blennius gunnellus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808.
Rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus (Spotted blenny or butter fish, Blennius gunnellus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808.

FLO4614119: Rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus (Spotted blenny or butter fish, Blennius gunnellus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Red phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Red phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4612635: Red phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus (Mackarel, Scomber scomber). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808.
Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus (Mackarel, Scomber scomber). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808.

FLO4613998: Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus (Mackarel, Scomber scomber). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Pouting, Trisopterus luscus (Bib, Gadus luscus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808.
Pouting, Trisopterus luscus (Bib, Gadus luscus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808.

FLO4614053: Pouting, Trisopterus luscus (Bib, Gadus luscus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus (Striped wrasse, Labrus variegatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808.
Cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus (Striped wrasse, Labrus variegatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808.

FLO4614066: Cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus (Striped wrasse, Labrus variegatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus (Anchovy, Clupea encrasicolus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808.
European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus (Anchovy, Clupea encrasicolus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808.

FLO4614302: European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus (Anchovy, Clupea encrasicolus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J. Rivington, London, 1802-1808., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Long-tailed tit or long-tailed bushtit, Aegithalos caudatus, and red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena
Long-tailed tit or long-tailed bushtit, Aegithalos caudatus, and red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena

FLO6338115: Long-tailed tit or long-tailed bushtit, Aegithalos caudatus, and red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena, Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Coal tit, Parus ater, and bearded reedling, Panurus biarmicus
Coal tit, Parus ater, and bearded reedling, Panurus biarmicus

FLO6338121: Coal tit, Parus ater, and bearded reedling, Panurus biarmicus, Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avocetta
Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avocetta

FLO6338256: Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avocetta, Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra

FLO6338065: Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra, Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator
Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator

FLO6338068: Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix
Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix

FLO6338308: Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix, Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Crimson topaz, Topaza pella
Crimson topaz, Topaza pella

FLO6338362: Crimson topaz, Topaza pella, Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Eurasian blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus, and European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus, and European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis

FLO6338118: Eurasian blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus, and European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis, Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, and European crested tit, Lophophanes cristatus
Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, and European crested tit, Lophophanes cristatus

FLO6338160: Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, and European crested tit, Lophophanes cristatus, Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Eurasian treecreeper, Certhia familiaris, and Eurasian nuthatch, Sitta europaea
Eurasian treecreeper, Certhia familiaris, and Eurasian nuthatch, Sitta europaea

FLO6338044: Eurasian treecreeper, Certhia familiaris, and Eurasian nuthatch, Sitta europaea, Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Rosy starling, Pastor roseus, and Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica
Rosy starling, Pastor roseus, and Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica

FLO6338063: Rosy starling, Pastor roseus, and Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica, Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Waxen chatterer or Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus
Waxen chatterer or Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus

FLO6338195: Waxen chatterer or Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus, Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo

FLO6338207: Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Garganey, Spatula querquedula, small dabbling duck
Garganey, Spatula querquedula, small dabbling duck

FLO6338219: Garganey, Spatula querquedula, small dabbling duck, Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Plain tawny rajah butterfly, Charaxes psaphon (Nymphalis bernardus) on a camellia. Copied from Edward Donovan's An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of China, 1800. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmann's Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849.
Plain tawny rajah butterfly, Charaxes psaphon (Nymphalis bernardus) on a camellia. Copied from Edward Donovan's An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of China, 1800. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmann's Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849.

FLO4646241: Plain tawny rajah butterfly, Charaxes psaphon (Nymphalis bernardus) on a camellia. Copied from Edward Donovan's An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of China, 1800. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmann's Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Crested peacock, Indian or blue peafowl, Pavo cristatus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Crested peacock, Indian or blue peafowl, Pavo cristatus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4612396: Crested peacock, Indian or blue peafowl, Pavo cristatus. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4612570: Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Barn owl, Tyto alba. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Barn owl, Tyto alba. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4612317: Barn owl, Tyto alba. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Jackdaw, Corvus monedula, with worm. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds” (1794-1819). Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Jackdaw, Corvus monedula, with worm. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds” (1794-1819). Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4612434: Jackdaw, Corvus monedula, with worm. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds” (1794-1819). Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images

Marsh Tit, Poecile Palustris. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.
Marsh Tit, Poecile Palustris. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.

FLO4612695: Marsh Tit, Poecile Palustris. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own “Natural History of British Birds,” London, 1794-1819. Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless., Donovan, Edward (1768-1837) / Bridgeman Images


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