Archibald Thorburn (1860–1935) was a highly celebrated Scottish artist and illustrator, widely regarded as one of Britain's finest wildlife painters, specializing particularly in birds.
Thorburn was a master of watercolor painting, blending remarkable scientific accuracy in depicting fauna with atmospheric and often dramatic background settings, typically featuring the Scottish Highlands. His career was defined by a monumental commission to produce 268 watercolors for Lord Lilford’s seven-volume work, Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Isles.
Beyond his artistry, Thorburn was favored by royalty, served as the Vice-President of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), and designed their annual Christmas card for decades, reflecting his deep commitment to both art and conservation.
Archibald Thorburn’s legacy endures as that of a master who transformed the study of birds into an art of quiet majesty and timeless grace.
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| The Hedgehog |
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| Home Territory |
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| Stoat (Winter) |
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| A Barn Owl |
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| A Black Woodpecker in Woodland |
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| A Female Snowy Owl |
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| A Frosty Dawn |
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| A Golden Eagle |
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| A Leopard in a Tree |
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| A Pair of Kingfishers |
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| A Polecat, a Rabbit and a Stoat |
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| A Woodcock in the Snow |
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| An Otter with a Fish |
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| Bewick's Swan and Snow-Goose |
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| Blue Tit |
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| Dormice |
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| Fallow Deer |
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| Flushed Pheasants, Autumn |
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| Fox and Crow |
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| Ghosts of the Twilight |
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| Golden Eagle Eyrie |
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| Grey Partridge in Flight |
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| Hooded Crow and Carrion Crow |
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| In the Highlands - Red Stag Mobbed by a Pair of Peregrines |
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| Lost in the Glen |
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| Not for the Larder |
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| Nutcracker and Rose Colored Starling |
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| On the Prowl |
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| Overlooked by the Beaters |
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| Partridge and a Bullfinch in the Snow |
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| Peregrine Falcon and Mallard Duck on a Sandbank |
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| Pheasant in Flight |
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| Pheasant in Winter |
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| Pheasants in Flight |
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| Pintail and Teal on a River Bank |
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| Puffins and Razor Bills |
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| Red Deer Watching a Golden Eagle Hunt Ptarmigan |
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| Red Deer |
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| Red Grouse in Flight |
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| Resting |
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| Ring Neck Pheasants |
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| Rooks |
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| Scaup, Golden Eye and Smew |
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| Shoveler and Tufted Duck with a Kingfisher at the Water's Edge |
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| Temmincks Tragopan |
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| The Call of the Highland Monarch, Red Deer and Ptarmigan in Summer Plumage |
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| The Eagle's Stoop - A Golden Eagle Snatching a Ptarmigan |
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| The Last Chance before Dark |
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| The Poacher |
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| The Polar Bear |
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| Watchful Hinds |
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| Widgeon on the Frozen Loch |
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| Winter Tracks |
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| Woodcock, Mallard and Kingfisher |
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| Wren |
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