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John Gerrard Keulemans
John Gerrard Keulemans

John Gerrard Keulemans

Dutch, 1842-1912
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Johannes Gerardus Keuleman was a Dutch bird illustrator. For most of his life he lived and worked in England, illustrating many of the best-known ornithology books of the nineteenth century.

Keulemans was born in Rotterdam. As a young man he collected animal specimens for museums such as the Natural History Museum in Leiden, whose director, Hermann Schlegel, encouraged Keulemans and sent him on the 1864 expedition to West Africa. In 1869, he was persuaded by Richard Bowdler Sharpe to illustrate his Monograph of the Alcedinidae, or Family of Kingfishers (1868-1871) and to move to England, where he lived for the rest of his life.

He was married twice, and had eight children by his first wife and seven children by his second wife. Only nine of his children reached adulthood. He also wrote topics on spirituality, and claimed he had a premonition at the moment of death of one of his sons. He died in Ilford, Essex (now part of Greater London) and is buried in Buckingham Road cemetery, Ilford, in an unmarked grave.

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Rallus philipensis and Rallus dieffenbachii

Rallus philipensis and Rallus dieffenbachii (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
Animals
Ocydromus earli amd Ocydromus australis

Ocydromus earli amd Ocydromus australis (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
Animals
Orthonyx albicilla abd Orthonyx ochrocephala

Orthonyx albicilla abd Orthonyx ochrocephala (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
Animals
Ortygometra affinis and Ortygometra tabuensis

Ortygometra affinis and Ortygometra tabuensis (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Phalacrocorax carunculatas [onslowi] and Phalacrocorax brevirostris

Phalacrocorax carunculatas [onslowi] and Phalacrocorax brevirostris (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Phalacrocorax featherstoni

Phalacrocorax featherstoni (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Phalacrocorax punctatus (Male and Female)

Phalacrocorax punctatus (Male and Female) (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Platycercus auriceps, Platycercus Nove Zealandiae

Platycercus auriceps, Platycercus Nove Zealandiae (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Pogonornis cincta (Male and Female)

Pogonornis cincta (Male and Female) (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Procellaria fuliginosa and Procellaria lessoni

Procellaria fuliginosa and Procellaria lessoni (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Notornis mantelli

Notornis mantelli (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Spenoeacus punctatus and Spenoeacus rufescens

Spenoeacus punctatus and Spenoeacus rufescens (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Spiloglaux Novae Zealandiae and Sceloglaux albifacies

Spiloglaux Novae Zealandiae and Sceloglaux albifacies (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Stringops habroptilus

Stringops habroptilus (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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The Kakapo or Owl Parrot Stringops Habroptilus

The Kakapo or Owl Parrot Stringops Habroptilus (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Thinornis nove zealandiae (Adult and Young)

Thinornis nove zealandiae (Adult and Young) (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Three huia (Heteralocha acutirostris)

Three huia (Heteralocha acutirostris)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Turnagra hectori and Turnagra crassirostris

Turnagra hectori and Turnagra crassirostris (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Xenicus longipes (Male and Female) and Xenicus gilviventris (Male and Female)

Xenicus longipes (Male and Female) and Xenicus gilviventris (Male and Female) (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Eudynamis taitensis (The Young fed by Grey Warbler)

Eudynamis taitensis (The Young fed by Grey Warbler) (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Birds of Philippines

Birds of Philippines

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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A moho takahe (Notornis mantelli)

A moho takahe (Notornis mantelli) (1902)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Apteryx mantellii

Apteryx mantellii (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Apteryx oweni

Apteryx oweni (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Ardea sacra and Ardea hollandiae

Ardea sacra and Ardea hollandiae (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Carpophaga novae zealandiae

Carpophaga novae zealandiae (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Casarca varigata (Male and Female)

Casarca varigata (Male and Female) (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Coturnix novae zealandiae (Male and Female)

Coturnix novae zealandiae (Male and Female) (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Creadion carnuculatus

Creadion carnuculatus (1873)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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Three huia (Heteralocha acutirostris), Huia, Heteralocha acutirostris

Three huia (Heteralocha acutirostris), Huia, Heteralocha acutirostris (circa 1900)

John Gerrard Keulemans (Dutch, 1842-1912)
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