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Considered John Gould’s masterpiece in both breadth and beauty, Monograph of the Trochilidae or Family of Humming Birds (1849 -1861) comprises 418 plates. Depicted and lithographed on stone by artists John Gould, Henry Constantine Richter and William Matthew Hart, each plate exquisitely portrays these delicate, evocatively colored birds with the flowers indigenous to their area. Strong botanical elements add a dimension not found in other bird folios while the use of gold leaf, transparent oil colors, watercolors, lacquers, and gum arabic are combined to capture the iridescent, jewel-like quality of birds.
Family of Humming-birds - Antique Originals
Gould Hummingbirds Pl. 1, Saw-bill
Family of Humming-birds - Antique Originals
Gould Hummingbirds, Pl. 2, Spix's Saw-bill
Family of Humming-birds - Antique Originals
Gould Hummingbirds, Pl. 3, Sickle bill
Family of Humming-birds - Antique Originals
Gould Hummingbirds, Pl. 4, Condamine's Sickle-bill
Family of Humming-birds - Antique Originals
Gould Hummingbirds, Pl. 5, Hairy Hermit
Family of Humming-birds - Antique Originals
Gould Hummingbirds, Pl. 6, Mazeppa Hermit
Family of Humming-birds - Antique Originals
Gould Hummingbirds, Pl. 7, Allied Hermit
Family of Humming-birds - Antique Originals
Gould Hummingbirds, Pl. 10, Dohrn's Hermit
Family of Humming-birds - Antique Originals
Gould Hummingbirds, Pl. 11, Rucker's Hermit
Family of Humming-birds - Antique Originals
Gould Hummingbirds, Pl. 13, White-tailed Barbed-throat
Family of Humming-birds - Antique Originals
Gould Hummingbirds, Pl. 14, Fawn-tailed Barbed-throat
Family of Humming-birds - Antique Originals
Gould Hummingbirds, Pl. 15, Sooty Barbed-throat
Family of Humming-birds - Antique Originals
Gould Hummingbirds, Pl. 16, Eurynome Hermit
Family of Humming-birds - Antique Originals
Gould Hummingbirds, Pl. 17, Cayenne Hermit
Family of Humming-birds - Antique Originals
Gould Hummingbirds, Pl. 18, Allied Hermit
Family of Humming-birds - Antique Originals
Gould Hummingbirds, Pl. 19, Mexican Hermit