Bewick Collection (page 2)

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

Bewick / Weasel
(mustela nivalis - Buffon called it La belette) A widespread but narrow-headed (for ease when burrowing) mustelid very like the stoat

Bewick / Zebra
(equus burchelli) Along with the aardvark, this relative of the horse is assured of a place in every index of animals, albeit at different ends

Bewick / Sable
(Martes zibellina) this mustelid seemingly survived the evolutionary struggle by being the fittest to provide garments for the lady friends of the wealthy

Bewick / Souslik
(or Suslik) (Mus citellus) Classed by Bewick as a mouse, (he also calls it a Sisel) this rodent lives on the banks of the Volga and in Austria

Bewick / Skunk
(Mephitis mephitis) This mustelid inhabits north and south America, and is famed for the awful-smelling liquid it projects at predators from ducts at its rear end

Bewick / Sloth
(Bradypus tridactylus) All its motions seem to be the effect of the most painful exertion, which hunger alone is capable of exciting. (We all know how it feels...)

Bewick / Stoat
(Mustels erminea) This mustelid is similar to and frequently mistaken for a weasel. It is found pretty well throughout the northern hemisphere

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