David Grayless<p>Joseph Wilhelm Eduard d’Alton (August 11, 1772 – May 11, 1840) was a German <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/engraver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engraver</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturalist</span></a> who was a native of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aquileia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aquileia</span></a> (today part of Italy). He was the father of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anatomist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anatomist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JohannSamuelEduardDAlton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohannSamuelEduardDAlton</span></a> (1803–1854). Originally trained for military service, he learned in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vienna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vienna</span></a>, a thorough knowledge of horses and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horsemanship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horsemanship</span></a>. He later traveled throughout Italy, the Rhineland and France, and during this time period, gained an insight in the areas of natural and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artHistory</span></a>.</p>