Bewick Collection

Bewick / Honey Badger
(mellivora capensis) aka RATEL This mustolid is so named, curiously enough, because like Pooh it is excessively fond of honey. It lives in South Africa

Bewicks Workshop
The exterior of Thomas Bewicks workshop, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Date: 1753 - 1828

Hare (Bewick)
lepus timidus Harmless and inoffensive... fearful of every danger and attentive to every alarm, the Hare is continually upon the watch

Hedgehog (Bewick)
erinaceus europeus also known as the Urchin This is the common hedgehog, much loved though, alas, too often the victim of motorists

Bewick / Margay
(Felix wiedi) a nocturnal cat with exceptional climbing ability, able to hang from a bough with one paw

Wild Cattle
Bewick depicts two kinds of English wild cattle. Above is the Chillingham sort, of which he will later make one of his finest engravings. Both are rare even in his day

Greenland Dog
Buffon classifies it as Chien de Sibirie and Bewick admits that the Greenland Dog is somewhat similar to the native dogs of Siberia, Lapland and Iceland

Bewick / Red Squirrel
(sciurus vulgaris) This is the so-called red squirrel, once widely prevalent in Britain but now largely displaced by its grey cousin from America

Bewick / Mouflon
Linnaeus considered the mouflon a goat (capra ammon) but it is now classified as a sheep, indeed the smallest wild sheep and ancestor of all domestic breeds

Giraffe (Bewick)
giraffa camelopardalis The Cameleopard as it is known in Bewicks day is the worlds tallest animal, standing over 5.5m tall. The okapi is a relative

Lion (Bewick)
Felis leo This animal is produced in Africa, and the hottest parts of Asia according to Bewick

Ferret (Bewick)
Mustela furo. A kind of polecat, used by hunters to drive rabbits from their burrows

Thomas Bewick at Work
THOMAS BEWICK The eminent engraver and his assistants making woodcuts of stuffed birds

Guinea fowl and young. Artist: Thomas Bewick

Cygnus columbianus, tundra swan
Plate 10 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 5 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Bewicks Birthplace
Thomas Bewicks birthplace in the village of Cherryburn, near Ovingham, about 12 miles west of Newcastle. Date: 1753

Platypus (Bewick)
ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS At the time Bewick engraved this, the animal had not been named : some naturalists even suspected the creature was a fake

Fieldmouse (Bewick)
mus sylvaticus - the LONG- TAILED FIELD-MOUSE : this is the Country Mouse of Aesops fable, who prefers to risk reapers and predator birds to adopting an urban lifestyle

Hyena (Bewick)
canis hyaena THE STRIPED HYENA Its eyes are remarkably wild, sullen and ferocious

Shorteared Bat (Bewick)
SHORT-EARED BAT vespertilio murinus can be distinguished from the long-eared bat by the fact that its ears are shorter. Also its twice the size

Bewick / Wombat
(Vombatus ursinus) A bear-like marsupial who lives in Australia and burrows extensive tunnels. Date: 1790

CAMEL (BEWICK)
Camelus bactrianus : you can drink its milk, ride it, use it to transport your merchan- -dise - and when it dies you can eat it and weave its hair into clothing or furnishings. Date: 1790

Stoat with dead bird, by Thomas Bewick
Stoat with dead bird. Artist: Thomas Bewick. circa 1790s

Song Thrush
Song thrush on branch. Artist: Thomas Bewick

Siberian chipmunk on branch. Artist: Thomas Bewick

Sedge Warbler
Sedge warbler perched on branch. Artist: Thomas Bewick

Grizzly bear. Artist: Thomas Bewick

Great tit sitting on branch. Artist: Thomas Bewick

Emaciated horse in bleak winter landscape. Artist: Thomas Bewick

Dalmatian dog. Artist: Thomas Bewick

Cuckoo with spread wings on branch. Artist: Thomas Bewick

Bull. Artist: Thomas Bewick

Blackcap sitting on branch. Artist: Thomas Bewick

Wild Bull of Chillingham Castle. Artist: Thomas Bewick

Redwing. Artist: Thomas Bewick

Kangaroo rat beside rocks. Artist: Thomas Bewick

Monkeys
The Varied Monkey or Mona on tree branches. Artist: Thomas Bewick

BEWICK AT WORK
THOMAS BEWICK The eminent engraver and his assistants making woodcuts of stuffed birds. Date: 1753 - 1828

Nylghau (Bewick)
An antelope found in central India

A fox growls at a caught sheep
Delicate wood engraving by Thomas Bewick of a fox growling at a sheep caught on a wheel. Date: C.1790

Bewick Brown Bear
Bewick deascibes the Brown Bear as a savage and solitary animal

Bewick Dalmatian
The Dalmatian, or Coach Dog, is frequently kept in genteel houses, as an elegant attendant on a carriage

Porcupine (Bewick)
histrix cristata Bewick says that the quills are a defensive rather than offensive weapon, but are nonetheless very effective. This was drawn from life

Mouse (Bewick)
mus musculus - COMMON MOUSE terror of housemaids, target of mousetrap-makers, prey of cats and farmers wives - but we all have a sneaking fond- ness for this cute creature

Fallow-Deer (Bewick)
Cervus dama Le Dain, according to Buffon

Badger (Bewick)
Ursus meles Few creatures defend themselves better, or bite with greater keenness...it is notwithstanding very harmless and inoffensive

Thomas Bewick (Kirkley)
THOMAS BEWICK Restorer of the Art of Engraving on Wood. Date: 1753 - 1828

Thomas Bewick
THOMAS BEWICK Restorer of the Art of Engraving on Wood. Date: 1753 - 1828

Man and dog crossing bridge in stormy weather
A man crossing a bridge with his dog in stormy weather has his hat blown off. Wood engraving by Thomas Bewick. Date: C.1790

Bewick - Musk Ox
(ovibos muschatus) The North American Musk Bull or Musk Ox provided food and skins to Native Americans. Date: 1790

Robin Redbreast / Bewick
The Rrobin-redbreast, or Ruddock Motacilla rubecula

Landseers, Bewick, Haydon
Benjamin Haydons studio : Charles & Edwin Landseer and Thomas Bewick, Haydons pupils, are working on a series of immense cartoons by their eminent master

Ribbed-Nosebaboon / Bewick
The ribbed-nose baboon (cynocephalus species)

Bewick Dingo
Named by Bewick the New South Wales Wolf because he thought it more like a wolf than a dog. As a small boy, I was bitten by one at Whipsnade

Bewick Hound
Canis Sagax - said to be the original breed of this island, used by the ancient Britons in the chase of the larger kinds of game with which the country abounded

Bewick Hunter Horse
The Hunter is a happy combin- -ation of the Race Horse with others of superior strength, but inferior in swiftness; and may be considered as the most useful of horses

Bewick Race Horse
THE RACE HORSE In Bewicks day, rivalry between racehorse-owners matched that of sports car owners of later times

Arab Horse Bewick
THE ARABIAN HORSE There is scarcely an Arabian, how poor soever in other respects, but is possessed of his horse, which he considers as an invaluable treasure

Bewick English Setter
This is THE ENGLIGH SETTER whose sagacity in discovering the various kinds of game, and its caution in approaching them, are truly astonishing, so Bewick tells us

Large Water Spaniel
Classed by Bewick as THE LARGE WATER-SPANIEL, valuable for its great docility and attachment to its master

Bewick - Turnspit
Bewick classifies this as a specific breed, destined to help in the kitchen throughout its working life. Modern culinary technology has fortunately made it redundant

Bewick Shepherds Dog
Bewick labels this canis domesticus and Buffon classifies it as Le berger but it is just one of countless dogs which earn their keep by herding sheep

Bewick Newfoundland
A favourite of Victorian households, thanks to its propensity to rescue children from ponds - useful, given the propensity of Victorian children to fall into ponds

Bewick Mastiff
(canis molossus) Buffon terms it, simply, Le Dogue

Bewick Greyhound
(canis graius) the fleetest of all Dogs, and can outrun every animal of the chase; but as it wants the faculty of scenting, it follows only by the eye

Bewick Lurcher
Its habits are dark and cunning says Bewick of this dog which is nevertheless popular with miners and other such persons

Bewick - Sea-Bear
(phoca ursinus) Also known as the sea-bear, this is much bigger than the common seal and is found in extreme northern and southern latitudes

Bewick Hooded Seal
(cystophoro cristata) A native of Greenland, it has a fold of skin on its forehead with which it can cover its eyes and nose

Bewick / Sea Otter
(enhydra lutris) This is the smallest marine mammal and is found mostly in North America

Bewick / Seal
(phoca vitulina) This is the COMMON SEAL, found in almost every quarter of the globe

Bewick - Boy & Sheep
A boy riding a sheep

Bewick Blackface Ram
The black-faced or Heath ram is a native of Yorkshire, where it is bred in huge quantities

Bewick - Tees Sheep
This is the old or unimproved Tees-water sheep, before the improvements begun by Mr Bakewell

Bewick - Wedder Sheep
This sheep was bred by Mr Culley in Northumberland

Bewick - Dunky Sheep
The dunky is a species of DWARF SHEEP found in Lincolnshire. It has no horns and has an unusual head

Bewick - Iceland Sheep
Though most sheep have two horns, some have four or even eight. However, Bewicks MANY-HORNED SHEEP seems to have three

Bewick / Walrus
(odobenus rosmarus) Bewick gives the alternative name of sea-horse but he admits it is a mammal, not a fish

Bewick / Chipmunk
(tamias striatus) Bewick calls this the dormouse or ground squirrel but it seems to be identical with the North American Eastern Chipmunk

Bewick / Barb. Squirrel
(sciurus getulus) An attractive rodent, about the same size as the common grey squirrel

Bewick / Flying Squirrel
(petaurista elegans) Bewick seems to say that this exotic rodent can be found in Europe, but today it is largely confined to south-east Asia

Bewick Squirrel Longtail
About three times the size of European squirrels, this rodent is found in Ceylon and Malabar

Bewick / Grey Squirrel
(sciurus carolinensis) This is the common grey squirrel, familiar to all. They came to Europe from America, where they were a menace to farmers

Bewick - Pine-Marten
several variants of the several species of marten this is probably the European pine-marten, but it has cousins in America and Asia. (formerly pine-weasel)

Bewick / Weasel - 2
(mustela nivalis) - The weasel eats pretty well anything it can catch : this one has been clever enough to catch a bird

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