William Swainson

English naturalist and artist (1789-1855) · Artists · Died at 66

William Swainson FLS, FRS, was an English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist, entomologist and artist.

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William Swainson

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Spouse Mary Swainson

Children

Sibling Charles Litchfield Swainson

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In this Zoological Illustrations lithograph Swainson depicted Urania sloanus, a now extinct species.

Image of a colour lithograph of a Moluccan king parrot produced by Swainson in the first volume of Zoological Illustrations

Awards

Fellow of the Royal Society

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Artists born in the 1780s 6

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