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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.
Joseph Wolff (1795 – 2 May 1862) was a Messianic Jewish missionary born in Weilersbach, near Bamberg, Germany, named Wolff after his paternal grandfather. He travelled widely, and was known as "the missionary to the world". [2]
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.
Jan 22, 2021 · Joseph Wolf, a German/English animal artist, was born Jan. 22, 1820. Wolf came to London from his native Germany in 1848 and hooked up with the Zoological Society of London, where for many years he did drawings of London zoo specimens for specialized articles in such journals as the Transactions of the Zoological Society.
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...
