Von Wright
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This article is about the von Wright brothers. For the Finnish philosopher Georg Henrik von Wright, see Georg Henrik von Wright.
Of the five von Wright brothers, three were artists:
- Magnus von Wright (1805–1868)
- Wilhelm von Wright (1810–1887)
- Ferdinand von Wright (1822–1906)
These ornithologists, scientists, nature ilustrators and artists were born in Haminanlaks near Kuopio in Finland.
Magnus and Wilhelm von Wright beganin the illustrative work Svenska Foglar ("Swedish birds") in August 1828. The work was financed by count Nils Bonde. The works was ready by 1838 and contains 178 litographies.
