Animalia: Animal Art from the Royal Collection - Hardcover

by Royal Collection Trust (Author), Andrew Brown (Introduction by)

A collection of classic animal illustrations by renowned artists and naturalists.

Celebrate the wonder of wildlife with hidden gems from the Royal Collection. Animalia includes eighty detailed and lifelike illustrations of animal life from around the world. Discover the work of some of the greatest artists and naturalists in history, including John James Audubon, Mark Catesby, John Gould, and Maria Sibylla Merian. Originally created as essential studies of the natural world, these vivid and graphic works of art are presented here alongside a concise expert introduction. This book is the perfect gift for anyone inspired by the beauty of nature.

Author Biography

A department of the Royal Household, the Royal Collection Trust is responsible for the care of more than one million works of art in the Royal Collection and manages the public opening of Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Royal Mews, and The Queen's Galleries in London and Edinburgh.