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George Bouverie Goddard

Illustration — "Lions attacking buffalo" The Illustrated London News • Illustration — "The Struggle for Existence" George Bouverie Goddard (25December 18326March 1886) was a British sporting and animal painter and illustrator. Goddard was born in Salisbury. From age ten, the drawings of this youthful genius were in great demand, even though he had received no formal artistic training, and faced much opposition in choosing art as a profession.

George Bouverie Goddard

South African Warfare. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 27 September 1884. Dated 1881 by Goddard Lions attacking buffalo

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Born
1832 · Salisbury.
Died
1886 · London.
Nationality
United Kingdom
Occupation
painter · illustrator
Languages
English

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Illustration — "Lions attacking buffalo" The Illustrated London News • Illustration — "The Struggle for Existence" George Bouverie Goddard (25December 18326March 1886) was a British sporting and animal painter and illustrator. Goddard was born in Salisbury. From age ten, the drawings of this youthful genius were in great demand, even though he had received no formal artistic training, and faced much opposition in choosing art as a profession.

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