John Obadiah Westwood

1805 - 1893 English

Pioneered scientific insect illustration

John Obadiah Westwood was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologists with an academic position at Oxford University. He was a natural theologian, staunchly anti-Darwinian, and sometimes adopted a quinarian viewpoint. Although he never travelled widely, he described species from around the world on the basis of specimens, especially of the larger, curious, and colourful species, obtained by naturalists and collectors in England.

Artworks by this artist

The‎ ‎Book‎ ‎of‎ ‎Kells.‎ ‎Plate‎ ‎II 1845
The cabinet of oriental entomology Pl XIV 1848
The cabinet of oriental entomology Pl XXXVI 1848
The cabinet of oriental entomology Pl XXIX 1848
The‎ ‎Gospels‎ ‎of‎ ‎MacDurnan II 1845
French‎ ‎MSS 1845
Prayer‎ ‎Book‎ ‎of‎ ‎Henry‎ ‎VII.‎ ‎and‎ ‎VIII. 1845
Lombardio‎ ‎MSS II 1845
The‎ ‎Bible‎ ‎of‎ ‎Alchuine 1845
The‎ ‎Evangelistiarium‎ ‎of‎ ‎Charlemagne 1845
The cabinet of oriental entomology Pl XXXVII 1848
The‎ ‎Visigothic‎ ‎Apocalypse 1845
Greek‎ ‎Gospels 1845
The‎ ‎Gospels‎ ‎of‎ ‎MacDurnan I 1845
Anglo-Saxon‎ ‎Gospels 1845
The cabinet of oriental entomology Pl XVIII 1848
Spanish‎ ‎Hebrew‎ ‎Pentateuch 1845
Theotisc‎ ‎MSS 1845
The cabinet of oriental entomology Pl XXVII 1848
The cabinet of oriental entomology Pl XXXIII 1848