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I looked long and carefully at the picture of a stag painted by Landseer - the style was good, and the brush was handled with fine effect; but he fails in copying Nature, without which the best work will be a failure.


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Author Bio


  • NameJohn James Audubon
  • Descriptionornithologist, naturalist, and painter
  • BornApril 26, 1785
  • DiedJanuary 27, 1851
  • CountryUnited States Of America; France
  • ProfessionBotanist; Ornithologist; Painter; Zoologist; Naturalist
  • WorksOsprey And The Otter And The Salmon; The Birds Of America
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society