School of Art

Contact Details

School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

Fax: +44 (0)1970 622461

Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

Thomas Bewick

Born: 1753, UK, England, Northumbria, Eltringham, Cherryburn   Died: 1828, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Engraver, illustrator and writer. Son of a farmer and colliery worker. Brother of John Bewick (1760-1795). Served an apprenticeship under the engraver Ralph Beilby (1743-1817). Established a workshop in Newcastle. He used wood engravings for his own illustrated books on natural history such as 'A History of British Birds' and 'The General History of Quadrupeds'. He also published his autobiography 'Memoir'

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker

Bearded Vulture PR1749 Prints

Bewicks Swan PR1771 Prints

Birds PR1743 Prints

Black Guillemot PR1751 Prints

Black-thoated Diver PR1769 Prints

Brent Goose PR1754 Prints

Eared Grebe PR1763 Prints

Gadwall PR1766 Prints

Golden Eagle PR1748 Prints

Golden Eye PR1758 Prints

Goosander PR1757 Prints

Greenland Falcon PR1767 Prints




 
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