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Botanical, 4 Upby George Edwards
24" x 28" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Heron & Cranes IIIby George Edwards
23" x 27" Framed Art Frame
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B&W Longtailed Hummingbird (1742)by George Edwards
16" x 20" Framed Artwork Frame
B&W Long. Tailed Hummingbird (1742)by George Edwards
16" x 20" Framed Artwork Frame
B&W The Hummingbirds (1742)by George Edwards
16" x 20" Framed Artwork Frame
B&W Grt. & Less. Hummingbird (1742)by George Edwards
16" x 20" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Bouquet Iby George Edwards
18" x 21" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Bouquet IIby George Edwards
18" x 21" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Bouquet IIIby George Edwards
18" x 21" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Bouquet IVby George Edwards
18" x 21" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Bouquet Vby George Edwards
18" x 21" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Bouquet VIby George Edwards
18" x 21" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Heron & Cranes Iby George Edwards
23" x 27" Framed Art Frame
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Antique Heron & Cranes IIby George Edwards
23" x 27" Framed Art Frame
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Antique Heron & Cranes IVby George Edwards
23" x 27" Framed Art Frame
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Poised In Nature IIby George Edwards
20" x 24" Framed Artwork Frame
Poised In Nature IIIby George Edwards
20" x 24" Framed Artwork Frame
Solstitial Parrakeetby George Edwards
20" x 25" Framed Artwork Frame
Paradise Parrotby George Edwards
20" x 25" Framed Artwork Frame
Aquatic Birds Iby George Edwards
20" x 24" Framed Artwork Frame
Aquatic Birds IIby George Edwards
20" x 24" Framed Artwork Frame
Aquatic Birds IIIby George Edwards
20" x 25" Framed Artwork Frame
Aquatic Birds IVby George Edwards
20" x 24" Framed Artwork Frame
Poised In Nature Iby George Edwards
20" x 24" Framed Artwork Frame
Poised In Nature IVby George Edwards
20" x 24" Framed Artwork Frame
B&W Longtailed Hummingbirdby George Edwards
20" x 25" Framed Artwork Frame
B&W Longest tailed Hummingbirdby George Edwards
20" x 25" Framed Artwork Frame
B&W The Hummingbirds 1742by George Edwards
20" x 25" Framed Artwork Frame
B&W Greater&Lesser Hummingbirdsby George Edwards
20" x 25" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Orchid Study Iby George Edwards
21" x 25" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Orchid Study IIby George Edwards
21" x 25" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Orchid Study IIIby George Edwards
21" x 25" Framed Artwork Frame
Antique Orchid Study IVby George Edwards
21" x 25" Framed Artwork Frame
Regal Pheasants Iby George Edwards
19" x 26" Framed Artwork Frame
Regal Pheasants IIby George Edwards
23" x 27" Framed Artwork Frame
Regal Pheasants IIIby George Edwards
19" x 26" Framed Artwork 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.