1804 1881 Collection

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England, Merseyside, Liverpool, St Johns Hall, Statue of Benjamin Disraeli on the steps of City Hall

The Birds of Great Britain: Sturnur vulgaris. Creator: John Gould (British, 1804-1881)
The Birds of Great Britain: Sturnur vulgaris

The Birds of Great Britain: Cuculus canorus. Creator: John Gould (British, 1804-1881)
The Birds of Great Britain: Cuculus canorus

The Birds of Great Britain: Plestrophanes nivalis. Creator: John Gould (British, 1804-1881)
The Birds of Great Britain: Plestrophanes nivalis

Birds Great Britain Sturnur vulgaris John Gould
The Birds of Great Britain: Sturnur vulgaris. John Gould (British, 1804-1881). Lithograph

Birds Great Britain Plestrophanes nivalis John Gould
The Birds of Great Britain: Plestrophanes nivalis. John Gould (British, 1804-1881). Lithograph

Birds Great Britain Cuculus canorus John Gould
The Birds of Great Britain: Cuculus canorus. John Gould (British, 1804-1881). Lithograph

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881) British Conservative statesman. Photograph published London c1880. Woodburytype

British Statesmen, 1868: The great rivals William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), Liberal, four times Prime Minister, left, and Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), Conservative, twice Prime Minister

Elliots sicklebills, artwork
Elliots sicklebills (Epimachus ellioti), artwork. Plate from a first edition of Birds of New Guinea by John Gould (1804-1881). Natural History Museum, London, UK

Morelia spilota variegata, carpet python
Plate 2, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trogonid&, xb5;, or family of Trogons, (1838)

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John Gould, a British artist born in 1804, left an indelible mark on ornithology with his intricately detailed works on 'The Birds of Great Britain.' Featured are the Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), the Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), and the Snow Finch (Plestrophanes nivalis). Meanwhile, in the realm of politics, another notable figure from this era was Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, born in the same year. Known as the 'British Gladstone,' Disraeli served as a Conservative statesman, leading the party twice. In contrast to Gould's meticulous art, the political landscape was filled with great rivals like William Ewart Gladstone, who led the Liberal Party during the 1860s. And let us not forget the captivating Elliots sicklebills and the stunningly patterned Morelia spilota variegata, the carpet python, which add to the rich biodiversity of our world.