Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins

Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins

1807 1894

English sculptor and natural history artist (1807-1894)

Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins was an English sculptor and natural history artist renowned for his work on the life-size models of dinosaurs in the Crystal Palace Park in south London. The models, accurately made using the latest scientific knowledge, created a sensation at the time. Hawkins was also a noted lecturer on zoological topics.

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