- PAIR, JOHN GOULD HUMMINGBIRD PRINTS,
PAIR, JOHN GOULD HUMMINGBIRD PRINTS, FRAMED John Gould (British, 1804-1881). Pair of hummingbird prints, mid 19th century, hand colored lithographs. Framed as a pair.
- Two Gould hummingbird prints: Gould
Two Gould hummingbird prints: Gould and Richter, from The Monograph of the Trochilidae or Family of Hummingbirds, London, 1849-1887: Calypte Annae - Anna's Calyptes , with foil highlights, plate 19; Ramphomicron Stanleyii - Stanley's Thorn-bill , both with text, hand-colored lithographs with gum arabic on wove paper, unframed, each approximately 21-1/8 x 14-3/4 in. Both with toning and light foxing.
- Three Gould hummingbird prints, two
Three Gould hummingbird prints, two by Gould and Richter, one by Gould and Hart, from The Monograph of the Trochilidae or Family of Hummingbirds , London, 1849-1887: Coeligena Hemileuca - White-bellied Cacique , plate 5, staple holes at top, 3 in. tear, two 1 in. tears, corner loss; Phaethornis Pygmaeus - Pigmy Hermit, plate 41, 1 in. tear, other small tears; Adelomyia lnornata - Purple-throated Adelomyia, plate 81, staple holes top left , hand-colored lithographs with gum arabic on wove paper, unframed, approximately 21-1/2 x 14-3/4 in. All with pencil inscriptions at bottom, toning, fading, light foxing.
- Four Gould hummingbird prints, three
Four Gould hummingbird prints, three by Gould and Richter, one by Gould and Hart, from The Monograph of the Trochilidae or Family of Hummingbirds, London, 1849-1887: Rhamphomicron Olivaceum - Olivacious Thornbill , plate 44, rust stain upper left, binding edge right ; Oxypogon Lindenii - Linden's Helmet-crest , plate 67, small tears right edge, tape stain, staple holes upper right, rust stains ; Helianthea Lutetlae - Comte de Paris , plate 35, tape at top verso with abrasion; Thalurania Columbica - Columbian Wood-Nymph , plate 65, tape at top verso with abrasion , all except Lindenii accompanied by text, all hand-colored lithographs with gum arabic on paper, two with foil, unframed, each approximately 21-1/2 x 14-3/4 in. All with light foxing and toning.
- Three Gould hummingbird prints, two
Three Gould hummingbird prints, two by Gould and Richter, one by Gould and Hart, from The Monograph of the Trochilidae or Family of Hummingbirds , London, 1849-1887: Microchera Albocoronata - Snow Cap , plate 75, pencil marks ; Heliopaedica Xantusi , Xantus's Hummingbird, plate 24, with text; Lampraster Branickii , Count Branicki's Hummingbird, plate 69, extensive small tears and some loss at edges, pencil marks hand-colored lithographs with gum arabic on wove paper, unframed, each approximately 21-1/2 x 14-3/4 in. All with toning and very light foxing, minor creases.
- Four Gould hummingbird prints, all by
Four Gould hummingbird prints, all by Gould and Richter, from The Monograph of the Trochilidae or Family of Hummingbirds , London, 1849-1887: Adelomyia Castanei ventris - Chestnut-bellied Adelomyia , plate 87, with text, glue residue; Tryphaena Dupontii - Sparkling Tail , plate 42, staple holes top; Phaethornis Amaura - Amaura Hermit, plate 32, tape at top edge, taped edges verso ; Sporadinus Riccordi - Riccord's Hummingbird , plate 65, hand-colored lithographs with gum arabic on wove paper, unframed, each approximately 21-1/2 x 14-3/4 in. All with pencil inscriptions, handling grime, toning, fading and light foxing, binding edges right with small tears and creases.