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Alfred Thomas Elwes

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Alfred Thomas Elwes
Huia by Alfred Thomas Elwes
Bornc.1841
Diedc. 1917
Willesden, Middlesex
NationalityBritish
Known forNatural history illustration

Alfred Thomas Elwes (A. T. Elwes) (c. 1841c. 1917) was a British Natural History illustrator of mammals and birds. For most of his life he lived and worked in England, illustrating for Illustrated London News as well as various natural history books of the nineteenth century.[1]

Life and Work

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Elwes was born in Leghorn, Italy around 1841. From 1872 to 1877 he was employed by the Illustrated London News as the chief draftsman of natural history subjects.[1] In 1882 Elwes wrote How to draw animals, birds and dogs. He died sometime after 1911[2] probably around 1917 in Willesden, Middlesex.[3]

Family

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Elwes was married in Gravesend, Kent on the 15th of October 1973 to Kate Barnard.[4]

Books illustrated by Elwes

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References

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  1. ^ a b Jackson, Christine E. (1999). Dictionary of bird artists of the world. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club. p. 235. ISBN 1851492038.
  2. ^ "Reynard the Fox". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  3. ^ Terry, John. "Elwes Chart 0500". Terrys. John Terry. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Drawing". Victoria and Albert Museum. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 9 December 2015.