Animal Woodcuts

by Thomas Bewick

From England's foremost wood engraver — prints as remarkable for their technical proficiency as they are for their simple beauty. A variety of dogs in rustic settings, cats curled on windowsills, as well as images of cattle, sheep, primates, field mice, insects, shorebirds, and other forms of wildlife, many in their natural habitats. 427 black-and-white illustrations.

48 pages, CD-ROM

First published June 14, 2004

About the author

Thomas Bewick was an English wood-engraver and natural history author. Early in his career he took on all kinds of work such as engraving cutlery, making the wood blocks for advertisements, and illustrating children's books. He gradually turned to illustrating, writing and publishing his own books, gaining an adult audience for the fine illustrations in A History of Quadrupeds.