Catherine Gage | |
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Born | 18 May 1815
County Down, Northern Ireland |
Died | 16 February 1892
Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | (aged 76)
Resting place | Rathlin Island |
Known for | botanical and ornithological illustration |
Notable work | illustrated Birds of Rathlin Island |
Parent(s) | Rev. Robert Gage, Catherine Boyd |
Catherine Gage (18 May 1815 – 16 February 1892) was an Irish botanist, botanical and ornithological illustrator. [1] [2]
Catherine Gage was born in County Down on 18 May 1815, the daughter of Rev. Robert Gage and Catherine Boyd. [3] Gage lived her entire life in the family home, Manor House on Rathlin Island. [4] Gage died on 16 February 1892 and was buried on Rathlin Island. [5]
Gage seems to have devoted a large portion of her life to illustrating a book by her brother Robert Gage on the birds of Rathlin Island that was never published. [6] The book was styled on that of John James Audubon's The Birds of America. [6] During the course of this work she produced over five hundred watercolours of birds. [1] She also illustrated local plants, creating a list for the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, the abstract for which was published in the 1850 Annals and Magazine of Natural History. [5] She also worked with her sister, Barbara Gage (1817–1859), illustrating the local flora as well as the fauna. [7]
When the folio of bird illustrations was auctioned in 2010, they were sold for €13,500. [8]
Catherine Gage | |
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Born | 18 May 1815
County Down, Northern Ireland |
Died | 16 February 1892
Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | (aged 76)
Resting place | Rathlin Island |
Known for | botanical and ornithological illustration |
Notable work | illustrated Birds of Rathlin Island |
Parent(s) | Rev. Robert Gage, Catherine Boyd |
Catherine Gage (18 May 1815 – 16 February 1892) was an Irish botanist, botanical and ornithological illustrator. [1] [2]
Catherine Gage was born in County Down on 18 May 1815, the daughter of Rev. Robert Gage and Catherine Boyd. [3] Gage lived her entire life in the family home, Manor House on Rathlin Island. [4] Gage died on 16 February 1892 and was buried on Rathlin Island. [5]
Gage seems to have devoted a large portion of her life to illustrating a book by her brother Robert Gage on the birds of Rathlin Island that was never published. [6] The book was styled on that of John James Audubon's The Birds of America. [6] During the course of this work she produced over five hundred watercolours of birds. [1] She also illustrated local plants, creating a list for the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, the abstract for which was published in the 1850 Annals and Magazine of Natural History. [5] She also worked with her sister, Barbara Gage (1817–1859), illustrating the local flora as well as the fauna. [7]
When the folio of bird illustrations was auctioned in 2010, they were sold for €13,500. [8]