Charles Dixon Collection

Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; le croiseur cuirasse "Warrior" riposant au feu de six... 1916
Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; le croiseur cuirasse "Warrior" riposant au feu de six adversaires, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Mallard (Anas boschas), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Mallard (Anas boschas), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Common Snipe (Gallinago scolopacina), Jack Snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Common Snipe (Gallinago scolopacina), Jack Snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper

Grey Plover (Squatarola helvetica), Golden Plover (Charadrius pluvialus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Grey Plover (Squatarola helvetica), Golden Plover (Charadrius pluvialus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper

Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Above Woolich, 1906 (pencil and watercolour heightened with white)
651868 Above Woolich, 1906 (pencil and watercolour heightened with white) by Dixon, Charles Edward (1872-1934); 28x78.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Above Woolich)

Shipping on the Thames Below St. Paul s, 1930 (pencil
652048 Shipping on the Thames Below St. Paul s, 1930 (pencil and watercolour heightened with white) by Dixon, Charles Edward (1872-1934); 55.9x77.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Keeper Charles Dixon with a playful Cheetah at London Zoo, October 1922 (b / w photo)
2563683 Keeper Charles Dixon with a playful Cheetah at London Zoo, October 1922 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942)

Keeper Charles Dixon holding up a baby hyaena at London Zoo, 1919 (b / w photo)
1220082 Keeper Charles Dixon holding up a baby hyaena at London Zoo, 1919 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British

Keeper Charles Dixon with a playful cheetah at London Zoo, October 1922 (b / w photo)
2627277 Keeper Charles Dixon with a playful cheetah at London Zoo, October 1922 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942)

Black Grouse (Tetrau tetrix), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Black Grouse (Tetrau tetrix), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Red Grouse (Lagopus scoticus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Red Grouse (Lagopus scoticus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus), 1900, 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Pallass Sand-Grouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Pallass Sand-Grouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper

Turtle Dove (Turtur auritus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Turtle Dove (Turtur auritus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

A Night Attack. Torpedo-Boats at Work, c1918 (1919) Artist: Charles Dixon
A Night Attack. Torpedo-Boats at Work, c1918 (1919). From The Wonder Book of the Navy for Boys and Girls, by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London, Melbourne and Toronto, 1919]

The Hornets of the Seas. Destroyers at Speed, c1917 (1919). Artist: Charles Dixon
The Hornets of the Seas. Destoryers at Speed, c1917 (1919). From The Wonder Book of the Navy for Boys and Girls, by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London, Melbourne and Toronto, 1919]

The Queen Elizabeth off Gibraltar, c1918 (1919). Artist: Charles Dixon
The Queen Elizabeth off Gibraltar, c1918 (1919). HMS Queen Elizabeth was a British battleship launched in 1913. From The Wonder Book of the Navy for Boys and Girls, by Harry Golding

Goosander (Merganser castor), Harlequin Duck (Cosmonetta histrionica), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Goosander (Merganser castor), Harlequin Duck (Cosmonetta histrionica), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper

Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), Stellers Eider (Heniconnetta stelleri), King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), 1900, (1900)

Tufted Duck (Fuligata cristata), Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Tufted Duck (Fuligata cristata), Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper

Shoveler (Spatula clypeata), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Shoveler (Spatula clypeata), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Common Sheldrake (Tadorna cornuta), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Common Sheldrake (Tadorna cornuta), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Red-Breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Red-Breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Brent Goose (Branta bernicla), Lesser Snow Goose (Chen hyperboreus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla), Lesser Snow Goose (Chen hyperboreus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper

Great Snipe (Gallinago major), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Great Snipe (Gallinago major), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Curlew Sandpiper (Tringa subarquata), Siberian Pectoral Sandpiper (Heteropygia acuminata), 1900, (1900)

Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa rufa), Common Redshank (Totanus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa rufa), Common Redshank (Totanus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper

Buff-Breasted Sandpiper (Tringites rufescns), Bartrams Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda), 1900, (1900)

Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius), Red-Necker Phalarope (Phalaropus hyperboreus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon

Common Avocet (Recurvirostra avocetta), Common Stilt (Himantopus melanopterus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Common Avocet (Recurvirostra avocetta), Common Stilt (Himantopus melanopterus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon

Lapwing (Vanellus cristacus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Lapwing (Vanellus cristacus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Dotterel (Eudromias morinellus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Dotterel (Eudromias morinellus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Caspian Plover (Ochthodromus asiaticus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Caspian Plover (Ochthodromus asiaticus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper

Little Ringed Plover (Aegialitis minor), Killdeer Plover (Oxyechus vociferus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Little Ringed Plover (Aegialitis minor), Killdeer Plover (Oxyechus vociferus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon

Common Oyster-Catcher (Haematopus ostralegus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Common Oyster-Catcher (Haematopus ostralegus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper

Common Pratincole (Glareola pratincola), Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Common Pratincole (Glareola pratincola), Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon

Macqueens Bustard (Houbara macqueeni), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Macqueens Bustard (Houbara macqueeni), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Great Bustard (Otis tarda), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Great Bustard (Otis tarda), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Common Crane (Grus cinerea), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Common Crane (Grus cinerea), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus), 1900, (1900). (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Corn Crake (Crex pratensis), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Corn Crake (Crex pratensis), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Red-Legged Partridge (Caccabus rufa), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Red-Legged Partridge (Caccabus rufa), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Partridge (Perdix cinerea), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Partridge (Perdix cinerea), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Japanese Pheasant (Phasaianus versicolor), Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasaianus torquatus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon

Stock Dove (Columba aenas), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Stock Dove (Columba aenas), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

Rock Dove (Columba livia), c1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Rock Dove (Columba livia), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

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Charles Dixon was a versatile artist who showcased his talent through various mediums and subjects. His love for nature is evident in his detailed paintings of Mallard, Grey Plover, and Golden Plover. With each stroke of the brush, he captured the beauty and intricacies of these magnificent birds. In addition to his avian artwork, Dixon also depicted other wildlife such as the majestic Pheasant. His skillful portrayal brought out the vibrant colors and unique features of this game bird. Dixon's artistic abilities extended beyond wildlife as he demonstrated in his landscapes like "Above Woolich" and "Shipping on the Thames Below St. Paul's. " Through pencil and watercolor, he expertly captured the essence of these scenes, showcasing his versatility as an artist. Not only did Charles Dixon excel in capturing animals' beauty on canvas, but he also had a connection with them in real life. As a keeper at London Zoo, he formed special bonds with creatures like cheetahs and hyenas. The black-and-white photographs from 1919 and 1922 show him playfully interacting with these fascinating animals. However, it wasn't just wildlife that inspired Charles Dixon; historical events also caught his attention. He immortalized significant moments like "The sinking of HMS Aboukir" during World War I through powerful illustrations that conveyed both emotion and detail. Dixon's collaboration with fellow artist Charles Whymper resulted in stunning depictions of Black Grouse, Capercaillie, and Red Grouse. These artworks showcase not only their shared passion for ornithology but also their ability to bring these birds to life on paper. Charles Dixon's legacy lives on through his artistry that continues to captivate viewers even today.