The rural idyll of Essex near London was the home of George Edwards. His ancestors had a good sense of finance and left George with an economically carefree future. After training as a merchant, Edwards decided to spend his days bird watching. He enjoyed travelling and expanded his knowledge with each new region of Europe he discovered. In addition, ships returning to London from faraway lands had exotic birds on board. George Edwards recognized that discovering nature also means teaching. The young ornithologist began to record his bird observations. His depictions surpassed all the illustrations known up to that point in naturalistic accuracy. With meticulousness and accuracy Edwards put his observations on paper. The natural scientist learned the art of etching and used the technique together with colourful watercolours for his enchanting bird pictures. Buyers for his paintings were soon found and other scientists became aware of his great skill.
In London George Edwards found a very special patron. Sir Hans Sloan was an art lover and at the same time president of the Royal Society. Sloan commissioned Edwards to create portraits of animals. A personal relationship developed between the two men. The two met weekly for tea and to exchange news. George Edwards devoted himself to art and Sloan encouraged the young man. Sir Hans Sloan finally arranged for George to become a librarian at the Royal College of Physicians in London. Here a wonderful world opened up for the ornithologist. He had access to numerous works of natural history and the peace to devote himself to his own studies and to express himself artistically. During this time George Edwards devoted himself to his own writings and published the multi-volume work A Natural History of Rare Birds. The result was a collection of more than 600 coloured etchings of birds and other animals that had not been described and illustrated before.
George Edward's reputation spread throughout Europe and a lively exchange among nature-oriented scientists developed. The Swedish natural scientist Carl von Linné maintained an intensive correspondence with Edwards and gave suggestions for the representation of the animals. Thus he asked Edwards for the representation of the upper and lower side of butterflies and helped Edwards to determine a species. Edward George was appointed a member of the Royal Society for his work and was later honoured with the oldest and highest endowed award, the Copley Medal. In old age, the scientist, who is called the father of British ornithology, is overcome by the desire for peace and quiet and he retires to rural Plaistow, where he falls asleep at the ripe old age of 79.
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.jpg "The Shirley and the Dusky Swallow-tailed Butterfly, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The little Green and Orange-coloured King-Fisher and the Blue Lizard by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Red-Headed Finch from Surinam by George Edwards")
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.jpg "Green Bird with Red Throat and Brown and Orange Bird by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Black-throated Green Flycatcher, and the Black and White Creeper, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Little Dusky Parrot, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Great Spotted Lizard with a Forked Tail by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The first Black-capped Lory, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The King of the Vultures, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Middle-Sized Black Monkey by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Yellow-headed Starling. The Arbutus or Strawberry-Tree, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Little Indian Kingfishers by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Little Indian Pye. The Ground Squirrel by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The little Red-winged Parrakeet, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Blue-backed Manakin, and the Red and Black Manakin by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Red-breasted Green Creeper, and the Spotted Green Creeper, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Sparrow of Paradise. The Great Bat from Madagascar by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Red-cheeked Woodpecker, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Little Indian Buffalo, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The ash-coloured Buzzard by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Crested Long-tailed Pye by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The White-faced Manakin, and the Ruby-crested Hummingbird by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Female Zebra, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Red and Blue-Headed Parrakeet by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Golden Tit-mouse, and the Blue Manakin by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Black and White Indian Starling, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Yellow-breasted Toucan, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Nut-Cracker by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Brown-throated Parrakeet, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Great Crowned Indian Pigeon, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Yellow Red-Pole and the White-tailed Hummingbird by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Spotted Indian Woodpecker, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Smallest Green and Red Indian Paroquet. The Small Green Parrot of East India by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Red and Blue Brazilian Finch. The Flying Squirrel, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Black Parrot from Madagascar by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Spur-Fish, and the Indian Gattorugina, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Lory-Parrakeet, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Green-Winged Dove by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Dusky Parrot by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The long-tailed green Hummingbird by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Yellow-Headed Indian Sparrow by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Brasilian Green Maccaw, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The American Kingfisher, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The red-throated Hummingbird by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Spotted Kingfisher, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Little Lion-Monkey, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Speckled Diver or Loon, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Red-beaked Toucan, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Blue-headed Parrot by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Sloth, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Ribband-Fish by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Solitary Sparrow, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Yellow-bellied Green Cuckow, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Brasilian Green Parrot by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Great Spotted Cuckoo, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "Three small Bats, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Great Horned Owl from Athens by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Ring-tailed Hawk, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Yellow Water-Wagtail and the Walking Leaf by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Cross-Bills, Cock and Hen by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Black and White Butcher-Bird by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Maucauco, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Sapphire-crowned Parrakeet, and the Golden-winged Parrakeet by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Hawk-Headed Parrot by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Blue and Yellow Macaw, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The white Partridge, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, and the Gentian of the Desert, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Puffin, and the Razor-bill, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Marsh-Hawk, and the Reed-Birds by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Prickled Dog or Hound-Fish, with an Insect called the Walking-Stick, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Pigeon from the Isle of Nicobar, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Ring Parrakeet, and the Blue-headed Parrakeet by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Black and White Chinese Cock Pheasant with Its Hen by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Great White Owl by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Great American Martin, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Crested Red or Russit Butcher-Bird, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Yellow-faced Parrakeet, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Yellow-tailed Flycatcher and the Spotted Yellow Flycatcher by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Grey Redstart by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Lesser White Cockatoo with a Yellow Crest by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Land-Tortoise from Carolina by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Black and Yellow Frizled Sparrow, and the Brasilian Sparrow by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Lesser Green Parrot by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Coot-Footed Tringa by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Spur-Winged Water Hen by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The brown and spotted Indian Cuckoo, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Man of War Bird, the Chinese Fish, 1749-73 by George Edwards")
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.jpg "The Golden-crowned Flycatchers, Cock and Hen by George Edwards")
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