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Alexander Fussell or Fussel (b. circa 1814, Warwickshire; d. 1881) was an English artist and illustrator. He drew the bird illustrations for William Yarrell's 1843 ''History of British Birds''. ==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''.〔(ArtInfo ). Retrieved 22 January 2013.〕 Fussell undertook the large task of illustrating William Yarrell's 1843 ''History of British Birds''. Yarrell states that Fussell drew "nearly five hundred" of the 520 engravings mentioned on the book's title page. The work began in 1837 and continued for six years, Yarrell publishing at the rate of one instalment, containing three sheets, every two months. Many of the drawings were from skins or stuffed specimens, though every bird species is illustrated with a lifelike drawing of the bird standing (or rarely, flying or swimming) in a natural setting. Additional drawings depict nests, feathers, and details of bird anatomy including feet, breastbones, and windpipes. The work was hugely influential. According to the New York Times of 1888, Fussell contributed to the illustration of another famous book, Isaac Walton's ''Compleat Angler'', the fourth edition published by John Major in London in 1844. Paintings of fish by Abraham Cooper and W. Smith had to be transferred, manually, to the wood blocks which were to be engraved. Fussell did the drawings, which were then engraved by John Jackson and Mason Jackson. 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.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexander Fussell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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