Alexander Fussell
Alexander Fussell or Fussel (c. 1814 – 1881) was an English artist and illustrator. He drew the bird illustrations for
Life and career
Fussell painted in various media, including watercolour, gouache, and oil on canvas. His subjects included The prize calf, The park sweeper, Uncle Toby and the Widow Wadman, and The letter, after Thomas Faed.[1]
Fussell undertook the large task of illustrating
According to
Fussell "transferred Mr. Hering's sketches to the wood" for John Paget's 1839 Hungary and Transylvania, a book with "numerous illustrations" (47 are listed) of buildings, landscapes, curiosities and peasants.[5]
Works
- Yarrell, William. History of British Birds (nearly 500 drawings), 1843.[2]
- Uncle Toby and the widow Wadman, 1857.Tristram Shandy)
- Paget, John. Hungary and Transylvania; with remarks on their condition, social, political, and economical. John Murray, 1839.[5]
References
- ^ ArtInfo. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ a b Yarrell, William (1843). A History of British Birds: Preface. London: John Van Voorst. pp. v–xii.
- ISBN 0-85661-094-1.
- ^ Gamut, David (24 June 1888). "Books on Angling" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ a b Paget, John (1850). Hungary and Transylvania; with remarks on their condition, social, political, and economical (A new ed.). John Murray. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ Artnet: Alexander Fussell