Alfred Thomas Elwes (A. T. Elwes) (– ) was a British Natural History

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of mammals and birds. For most of his life he lived and worked in England, illustrating for Illustrated London News as well as various natural history books of the nineteenth century.

Life and Work

Elwes was born in Leghorn, Italy around 1841. From 1872 to 1877 he was employed by the Illustrated London News as the chief draftsman of natural history subjects. In 1882 Elwes wrote ''How to draw animals, birds and dogs''. He died sometime after 1911 probably around 1917 in Willesden, Middlesex.

Family

Elwes was married in Gravesend, Kent on the 15th of October 1973 to Kate Barnard.

Books illustrated by Elwes

Neptune: Or The Autobiography Of A Newfoundland Dog
(1869) by E. Burrows * The Pleasant History of Reynard the Fox (1873) Translated by Thomas Roscoe
A Ride Through Hostile Africa: With Adventures Among The Boers
(1881) by Parker Gillmore
Encounters With Wild Beasts
(1881) by Parker Gillmore * How to draw animals, birds and dogs (1882) by A. T. Elwes * The Amphibion's voyage (1885) by Parker Gillmore * Uncle Remus (1888) by Joel Chandler Harris
The birds of our rambles : A companion for the country
(1891) by Charles Dixon * A Book of Drawings (1891) by A. Bryan, L. Davis, A. T. Elwes et al.
The Game Birds And Wild Fowl Of The British Islands: Being A Handbook For The Naturalist And Sportsman
(1893) by Charles Dixon.
Birds' nests; an introduction to the science of caliology
(1902) by Charles Dixon. * Chatterbox (1904) by et al. W. P. Pycraft
Wonders of the bird world
(1921) by

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elwes, Alfred Thomas British artists 1840s births 1917 deaths Expatriates in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany British illustrators Scientific illustrators British bird artists Year of birth uncertain