Peter Brown (fl. ca. 1758 - 1799)
RA Collection: People and Organisations
Natural history illustrator, possibly of Danish family, who worked in London.
He exhibited at the Society of Artists from 1766-1768; at the Free Society of Artists in 1767 and 1783 and at the Royal Academy of Arts from 1771 to 1791. According to the Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (Bryan, M., 1886) he was a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists.
Brown was an associate of the naturalists Thomas Pennant and Joseph Banks. He was appointed to be Botanical Painter to the Prince of Wales in 1783.
Brown illustrated Emanuel Mendez da Costa’s book, Elements of Conchology, or An Introduction to the Knowledge of Shells (1771). In 1776, he published his own work, New illustrations of Zoology, “containing fifty coloured plates of new, curious, and non-descript birds, with a few quadrupeds, reptiles and insects. Together with a short and scientific description of the same.” The text is in English and French.
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Born: fl. ca. 1758 - 1799
Gender: Male
Works by Peter Brown in the RA Collection
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![Peter Brown, 'Cerambyx', 'Cimex', and 'Gryllus' [insects]]()
Peter Brown
'Cerambyx', 'Cimex', and 'Gryllus' [insects]
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![Peter Brown, 'The Black Squirrel with a white nose']()
Peter Brown
'The Black Squirrel with a white nose'
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![Peter Brown, 'The Fossane']()
Peter Brown
'The Fossane'
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![Peter Brown, 'The Boat-bill']()
Peter Brown
'The Boat-bill'
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![Peter Brown, 'The Brasilian Bittern']()
Peter Brown
'The Brasilian Bittern'
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![Peter Brown, 'The Yellow-breasted Fly-catcher' and 'Green Warbler']()
Peter Brown
'The Yellow-breasted Fly-catcher' and 'Green Warbler'
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![Peter Brown, 'The Red-rumped Wax-billed Finch' and 'White-tailed Wax-bill Finch']()
Peter Brown
'The Red-rumped Wax-billed Finch' and 'White-tailed Wax-bill Finch'
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![Peter Brown, 'The Brown-cheeked Grosbeak' and 'Black-bellied Grosbeak']()
Peter Brown
'The Brown-cheeked Grosbeak' and 'Black-bellied Grosbeak'
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![Peter Brown, 'The Crested Cardinal']()
Peter Brown
'The Crested Cardinal'
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![Peter Brown, 'The Purple Pigeon']()
Peter Brown
'The Purple Pigeon'
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![Peter Brown, 'The Black Ostrich']()
Peter Brown
'The Black Ostrich'
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![Peter Brown, 'The Red-crowned Barbet' and 'Olive-coloured Warbler']()
Peter Brown
'The Red-crowned Barbet' and 'Olive-coloured Warbler'
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![Peter Brown, 'The Yellow crested Woodpecker']()
Peter Brown
'The Yellow crested Woodpecker'
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![Peter Brown, New Zealand Creeper]()
Peter Brown
New Zealand Creeper
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![Peter Brown, 'The Black-winged Parroquet']()
Peter Brown
'The Black-winged Parroquet'
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![Peter Brown, 'The Blue-bellied Parrot']()
Peter Brown
'The Blue-bellied Parrot'
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![Peter Brown, 'The Blue-breasted Parrot']()
Peter Brown
'The Blue-breasted Parrot'
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![Peter Brown, 'The Red Vented Cockatoo']()
Peter Brown
'The Red Vented Cockatoo'
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![Peter Brown, 'The Great Ceylonese Eared Owl']()
Peter Brown
'The Great Ceylonese Eared Owl'
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![Peter Brown, 'The Brown Hawk']()
Peter Brown
'The Brown Hawk'
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![Peter Brown, 'Cerambyx', 'Cimex', and 'Gryllus' [insects]](https://d1inegp6v2yuxm.cloudfront.net/royal-academy/image/upload/c_limit,cs_tinysrgb,dn_72,dpr_auto,f_auto,fl_progressive.keep_iptc,w_350/adcp27s3v57l7eiixkzk.jpeg)
