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Victorian Taxidermy, a Historical Perspective
Richard Lydekker, associate of Rowland Ward.
RICHARD LYDEKKER (1849-1915)
English naturalist and geologist, was born in London July 25 1849. He entered Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took a first-class in the Natural Science tripos (1871). He joined the staff of the geological survey of India in 1874, remaining in this post till 1882. He became very widely known as a naturalist, and was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1894
Richard Lydekker was also influential in the science of biogeography. In 1895 he delineated the biogeographical boundary through Indonesia, known as Lydekker's Line, that separates Wallacea on the west from Australia-New Guinea on the east.
Marble Cat by Richard Lydekker (1849-1915)
Victorian Eland Head by Rowland Ward, shot by Colonel Patterson. For for information see Edwardian Taxidermy PAGE.
On my return to England in April. I sent the head to Rowland Ward's to be set up, and while there it was seen by Mr. R. Lydekker, F.R.S., of the British Museum, the well-known naturalist and specialist in big game, who wrote to tell me that it possessed great zoological interest, as showing the existence of a hitherto unknown race of eland. Mr. Lydekker also contributed the following notice describing the animal to The Field of September 29, 1906:
"Considerable interest attaches to the head of an eland, killed by Colonel J.H. Patterson in Portuguese[1] East Africa, and set up by Mr. Rowland Ward, on account of certain peculiarities in colouring and markings, which indicate a transition from the ordinary South African animal in the direction of the giant eland (Taurotragus derbianus) of the Bahr-el-Ghazal district and West Africa. In the striped variety (Taurotragus oryx livingstonianus) of the ordinary South African eland, the whole middle line of the face of the adult bull is uniformly dark, or even blackish-brown, with a tuft of long bushy hair on the forehead, and no white stripe from the lower angle of the eye. On the other hand, in the Sudani form of the giant eland (T. derbianus gigas), as represented by a bull figured by Mr. Rothschild in Novitates Zoologicae for 1905, the upper part of the face has the hair rufous and shorter than in the ordinary eland, while from the lower angle of each eye a white stripe runs inwards and downwards, recalling the white chevron of the kudu, although the two stripes do not meet in the middle line.
Sportsmand's British Bird Book dated 1908
Richard Lydekker worked with the Rowland Ward studio to produce this fascinating book on the subject of British birds. Most of the images contained within this rare book are pictures taken from actual mounts created by "The Rowland Ward Studio", and are understood to be housed in the Natural History Museum, but not on display these days. We are uncertain as to where these mounts still exist?. These books are still available, we have a signed Richard Lydekker copy of this book and intend at some point to post all the images. This is an excellent refence book on how taxidermy should be done and in particular relation to small perching birds like Tits. Rowland Ward himself also participated in the compilation of this book, shortly before his own death in 1912. For those taxidermist who want to replicate such work feel free to use these images for reference purposes.
This book contains over 300 images of birds depicted by and large in both natural poses and to some extent natural habitat. Rowland Ward himself personally supervised the photography and it is understood that the mounts were then in turn presented to the Natural History Museum in Kensington. It is also suggested that he assisted Lydekker in other books in terms of providing mounts that could be photographed.
Front cover of the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Peregrine Falcon from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Water Rail from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Smew from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Stone Curlew from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Sanderlings from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Pallas Sandgrouse from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
European Ruff (Male) from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Rook from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Razorbills from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Raven from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Quail and chicks from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Puffins from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Pheasants from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Merlin from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Manx Shearwater from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Ringed Plover from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
European Hobby from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Guillemot from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Long Eared Owl from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Short Eared Owl from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Magpie from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Lesser Black Backed Gull from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Cuckoo from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Cuckoo chick from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Jackdaw from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Heron from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Dunlin in summer plumage from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Barn Owl from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Bittern from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Goldcrests from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Golden Oriel from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Arctic Tern from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Arctic Tern chicks from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Arctic Skuas from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Great Auk skeleton from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Avocets from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Black Headed Gull from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Blackbird from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Blackcock from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Black Guillemots from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Black Throated Diver from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Capercaille from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Curlew from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Dipper from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Dunln from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Eider Ducks from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Fieldfare from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Great Northern Divers from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Golden Plover from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Gooseanders from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Goshawk from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Greenshank from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Kentish Plover from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Kittiwake from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Long Eared Owl from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Herring Gulls from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Nightjar from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Red Neck Phalarope from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Pratincole from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Redshank from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Little Ring and Ring Plover from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Red Throated Diver from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Sandpiper from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Sparrowhawk from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Spotted Redshank from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Turnstone from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
White Winged Tern from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
White Fronted Goose from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Wood Sandpiper from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Cuckoo chick from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Bar Tailed Godwit from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Cream Coloured Courser from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Golden Eye from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Black Ibis or Black Curlew as previously known from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Kingfisher from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
King Eider from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Moorhen from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
European Snipe from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Squacco Heron from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Velvet Scoter from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
Woodcock from the 1908 book by Richard Lydekker.
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