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C1798
Untitled (Southern emu-wren)
Artist:
Major-General Thomas Davies (1737 - 1812)
The first known illustration of the southern emu-wren. Information for this bird from New South Wales (‘Sidney and Botany-Bay’), was presented to the Linnean Society on February 6th, 1798, by Major-General Thomas Davies, from information previously supplied by Governor Phillip. … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Untitled (Southern emu-wren)
Date:
C1798
Artist:
Major-General Thomas Davies (1737 - 1812)
Condition:
Overall spotting.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
Image Size:
200mm
x 152mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1798
Description:
The first known illustration of the southern emu-wren.
Information for this bird from New South Wales (‘Sidney and Botany-Bay’), was presented to the Linnean Society on February 6th, 1798, by Major-General Thomas Davies, from information previously supplied by Governor Phillip. It was named the ‘oft-tailed flycatcher’
Modern common name Southern emu-wren
Modern binomial name Stipiturus malachurus
First described Shaw, 1798
Distribution WA, SA, VIC, TAS, NSW & QLD.
Reference Readers Digest Book of Birds 2nd ed 1986 Page: p.446
From Transactions of the Linnean Society
Artist:
Thomas Davies (1737-1812)
Thomas was a military officer, naturalist and artist born in Shooter’s Hill (London), England.
Davies began military service at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, in 1755 where he also received training in topographic drawing to provide detailed and accurate drawings. By 1757, he became second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery and began service abroad in Canada .He spent a number of years fighting in the French and Indian Wars there as well as returning from Enland to fight in the War of Independence. After the war, he received several promotions and was assigned to command posts in Gibraltar, the West Indies, and Canada.In 1799, he was appointed Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery. His last promotion was to the rank of Lieutenant-general in 1803.
In 1781, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society and was also a fellow of the Linnean Society of London, contributing several articles, especially on the ornithology of Australia. In 1800, he was the first to illustrate and describe the Superb Lyrebird in the Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.
