Vincent Woodthorpe (c. 1764–1822) was an English artist who produced exaggerated

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s of Australia for two publications on

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, especially of the animals and landscapes at the new colonies. Other than some illustration and engraving work in other publications, few details of his life are known. He died on 22 September 1822 in London.

Works

The two most well known works are his illustrations to ''An account of voyage to New South Wales'' and a ''History'' of the same region, both books were assembled by the raconteur

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. Woodthorpe's plates provided the books with "cleverly fanciful" depictions of novel animals of Australia.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Woodthorpe, Vincent British bird artists Date of birth unknown 1822 deaths English engravers Year of birth uncertain