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Peter Paillou (c.1720 – c.1790) was a British artist best known for his paintings of birds, many of which were used as book illustrations.
Little is known of his early life but it is believed that he came to Britain from France in the early part of the eighteenth century.
He was given a commission to paint a gilded pheasant in 1745. He was employed by
Bird illustrations by Peter Paillou
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Peter Paillou (c.1720 – c.1790) was a British artist best known for his paintings of birds, many of which were used as book illustrations.
Life and career
Little is known of his early life but it is believed that he came to Britain from France in the early part of the eighteenth century.
He was given a commission to paint a gilded pheasant in 1745. He was employed by Thomas Pennant
Thomas Pennant (14 June Old Style, OS 172616 December 1798) was a Welsh natural history, naturalist, traveller, writer and antiquarian. He was born and lived his whole life at his family estate, Downing Hall near Whitford, Flintshire, in Wales ...
to paint pictures of birds, many of which were engraved by Peter Mazell
Peter Mazell was an Irish painter and engraver, working in London between c. 1761 and 1797. He is known for his fine engravings of natural history subjects, especially those illustrating books by John Walcott and the Welsh naturalist Thomas Pen ...
for use as plates in Pennant's books.
He made a number of paintings representing different climate types for Thomas Pennant, probably under commission, and some of these are in the Pennant Collection in the National Library of Wales
The National Library of Wales ( cy, Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru), Aberystwyth, is the national legal deposit library of Wales and is one of the Welsh Government sponsored bodies. It is the biggest library in Wales, holding over 6.5 million boo ...
.
Family
His son, also namedPeter Paillou
Peter Paillou (c.1720 – c.1790) was a British artist best known for his paintings of birds, many of which were used as book illustrations.
Life and career
Little is known of his early life but it is believed that he came to Britain from Fr ...
(1757–1831), was a painter of portraits including miniatures. He practised in London for 20 years before moving to Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
for some years, where he charged eight guineas for a miniature and ten guineas for a three quarter length portrait in oils.
Works
* Colour plates in ''A natural history of birds'' by George Edwards, 1740–50.References
External links
Bird illustrations by Peter Paillou
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