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Antique Heron & Cranes IIIby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Art Frame
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Antique Heron & Cranes Iby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Art Frame
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Antique Bird Menagerie IIby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Bird Menagerie IIIby George Edwards
32" x 38" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Bird Menagerie IVby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Bird Menagerie VIby George Edwards
26" x 32" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Bird Menagerie VIIby George Edwards
30" x 36" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Bird Menagerie Xby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Artwork Frame
Natural Habitat IIby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Artwork Frame
Natural Habitat IIIby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Artwork Frame
Edwards Squirrelby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Artwork Frame
Edwards Chipmunkby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Artwork Frame
Edwards Woodpeckerby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Artwork Frame
Edwards Gold Finchby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Artwork Frame
Edwards' Toucanby George Edwards
32" x 38" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Heron & Cranes IIby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Art Frame
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Antique Bird Menagerie Iby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Bird Menagerie Vby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Bird Menagerie VIIIby George Edwards
26" x 32" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Bird Menagerie IXby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Artwork Frame
Natural Habitat Iby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Artwork Frame
Natural Habitat IVby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Artwork Frame
Edwards Cross Billsby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Artwork Frame
Edwards' Cockatooby George Edwards
32" x 38" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Heron & Cranes IVby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Art Frame
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George Edwards (Born 1694) was an artist who was born in Essex, England. He was primarily an ornithologist, but he also depicted other animals in his work. In his early years, Edwards travelled extensively through Europe, studied natural history and gained some reputation for his colored drawings of animals, especially birds. The most notable of his mammal studies are lemurs and monkeys. Edwards made considerable contributions to the study of birds, and held numerous positions as a scientist and scholar. In 1743, Edwards’ first volume of his A Natural History of Uncommon Birds was published the; three other supplementary volumes were issued in 1758, 1760 and 1764 under the title Gleanings of Natural History. Edwards studied art in Holland, before he travelled to Norway where he found his true vocation. While in Norway, he studied the birds that lived in precipices and on the rocks, and with the materials he had collected, he applied himself to the study of natural history, and made colored drawings of animals and birds.
In 1733, he was appointed librarian to the Royal College of Physicians in London on the recommendation of Sir Hans Sloane, the founder of British Museum. Edwards drew miniature figures of animals for Sir Hans Sloane. Sir Sloane kept track of Edwards’ expenses and paid him annually for such. Edwards served as librarian for 36 years. Due to his commitment, he was chosen Fellow of the Royal and Antiquarian Societies and was rewarded with the Copley Medal. Today, several of his pieces are in high demand especially the framed ready to mount George Edwards art.