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Joseph Wolf (22 January 1820 [1] – 20 April 1899) was a German artist who specialized in natural history illustration. He moved to the British Museum in 1848 and became the preferred illustrator for explorers and naturalists including David Livingstone, Alfred Russel Wallace and Henry Walter Bates.
Jan 20, 2020 · The subject of the portrait is Joseph Wolf, arguably one of the most talented animal artists that has ever lived, and the 22nd January 2020 marks the bicentenary of his birth.
- Emma Milnes
Joseph Wolf (1820-1899) was a pioneer of wildlife art and a preferred illustrator for explorers and naturalists. He depicted animals accurately and lifelike in various media, such as lithographs, oil paintings and woodcuts, and worked for the British Museum and the Zoological Society of London.
Joseph Wolf was the most prominent ornithological artist to contribute illustrations to John Gould’s bird books. While growing up on a farm in Germany, Wolf roamed the countryside and developed a strong interest in observing and sketching the wildlife.
German artist who specialized in natural history illustration. Trained in Koblenz and Darmstadt. Moved to the British Museum in 1848 and became the preferred illustrator for explorers and naturalists including David Livingstone, Alfred Russel Wallace and Henry Walter Bates. First exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1849. Profile.
Joseph Wolf was a German artist who specialized in natural history illustration. He moved to the British Museum in 1848 and became the preferred illustrator for explorers and...
Designated the ‘poet-painter’, Joseph Wolf was one of the most accomplished natural history artists working in London during the mid-19th century. Born and educated in Prussia, Wolf began his career as an apprentice to Gebrüder Becker, lithographers at Koblenz, at the age of sixteen.
