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Beginning in the 1870s, he worked on the Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum (1874-1898, edited by Richard Bowdler Sharpe), and later on Lord Lilford's Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmit contributed illustrations to John Gould's books on birds of different parts of the world, along with leading Victorian era wildlife artists including Wolf, Edward Lear, William Hart, Henry Constantine Richter and J.G. Keulemans. He also provided many of the illustrations of dinosaurs and other fossil creatures for the popular book Extinct Monsters (1892) by Henry Neville Hutchinson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe died in his home on Cobden Hill, Radlett, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom on 4 November 1929 at age 93.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis son Pierre Jacques Smit (1863-1960), who used the name Peter Smit, was also a zoological illustrator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorks to which Joseph Smit contributed:-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExotic Ornithology Sclater \u0026amp; Salvin, 1869\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatalogue of the Birds in the British Museum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ibis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonograph of the Phasianidae, Elliot 1872\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Monograph of the Paradiseidae, Elliot 1873\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJottings during the Cruise of the H.M.S. Curacoa Brenchley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurvey of Western Palestine Tristram\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZoological Sketches Wolf\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Book of Antelopes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProceedings of the Zoological Society of London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTransactions of the Zoological Society of London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColoured Figures of the Birds of the British Isles, Lilford\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtinct Monsters, Hutchinson 1892\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBulletin of the Liverpool Museums under the City Council\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWild Oxen, Sheep and Goats of all Lands, Living \u0026amp; Extinct 1898\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mammals-of-the-world-56-images","title":"Mammals of the World - 56 High Resolution Images","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiscover the timeless appeal of vintage mammal illustrations, where exquisite detail and artistic flair celebrate the beauty and diversity of the animal kingdom. These historical artworks offer a fascinating glimpse into both scientific study and artistic interpretation from past centuries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtists include the following:-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn James Audubon (1785-1851)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Gerard Keulemans (1842-1912)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Guille Millais (1865-1931)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHenry Richter (1772-1857)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilliam Shiels (1783-1857)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoseph Smit (1836-1929)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchibald Thorburn (1860-1935)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJean-Charles Werner (1798-1856)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoseph Wolf (1820-1899)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd lots more! \u003cstrong\u003eClick on the link above to see a complete list of images and sizes\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download features 56 hi-res images in JPEG format. 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