Gertrude Mary Woodward facts for kids

"Gertrude Woodward" is also the name of a character in the Victorian novel The Three Clerks

Gertrude Mary Woodward (1854–1939) was a talented British artist. She was known for her amazing scientific drawings. Gertrude's father, Henry Bolingbroke Woodward, was a geologist. Her sister, Alice B. Woodward, was also a famous illustrator.

Gertrude drew many ancient fossils and creatures. She worked for the Natural History Museum, London. Other scientists and artists really respected her work. They admired how accurate and beautiful her watercolour drawings were.

What Gertrude Woodward Drew

Gertrude illustrated many important scientific discoveries. She drew the famous Piltdown Man fossils. She also created drawings for Arthur Smith Woodward, another scientist. She even worked with zoologist Ray Lankester.

Gertrude often drew for a science magazine. This magazine was called Geological Magazine. Her father helped start this magazine. It is still published today!

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Paraceratherium jaw
Notopogon lilliei
Liopleurodon skulls
Potamonautes lirrangensis and other crabs

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