William Pope (naturalist)

William Pope
Born8 January 1811
Maidstone, Kent, England
Died1902 (aged 90–91)
NationalityEnglish
Known forPainter of birds

William Pope (8 January 1811 – 1902) was an English-Canadian naturalist and amateur painter who lived most of his life in Ontario, Canada. Notable wildlife artist Fenwick Lansdowne stated that Pope "gave us the first comprehensive, well executed pictorial record of Canadian birds."[1] According to Pope's biographer, Pope contributed "a great deal" to Canada's settler heritage through his paintings and journals.[2]

Pope's watercolours of birds are often compared to the works of John James Audubon,[1][3][4] though Pope's works were smaller in size and ambition.[2]

  1. ^ a b Jones, Donald (30 June 1990). "Toronto treasures by 'Canada's Audubon'". Toronto Star. p. M4.
  2. ^ a b Barrett, Harry (1976). The 19th-Century Journals & Paintings of William Pope. Toronto: M. F. Feheley Publishers Limited. ISBN 0-919880-00-2.
  3. ^ Adam, Wayne (2010). "William Pope 1811-1902". Ontario's Historical Plaques. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ^ MacDonald, Colin, ed. (1982). Dictionary of Canadian Artists. Vol. 6. Canada: Canadian Paperbacks. pp. 1774–1775.