Phaethornis Griseogularis (Grey-throated Hermit).

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• ARTIST: John Gould

• PUBLISHER: Published in London.

• MEDIUM: Lithograph handcolored,

  DATE: 1849-87

• EDITION SIZE: Paper size 21 x 14" ( 53.4 x 35.4 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: From A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Humming-Birds, 6 vols., large folio. Published in London, 1849–1887. Printed by Hullmandel and Walter from drawings by J. Gould, H. C. Richter, and William Hart, lithographed by the artists. The Grey-throated Hermit is a slender and graceful species native to the humid forests of northern South America. It is characterized by its soft brown upper plumage, pale gray throat, and the distinctive decurved bill typical of the hermit group. In Gould’s hand-colored lithograph, the bird is shown feeding from a tubular blossom, its feathers delicately shaded and touched with metallic pigment to evoke a lifelike sheen. The composition conveys the bird’s subtle beauty and fluid motion, framed by lush foliage that reflects the quiet depth of its tropical environment. John Gould’s Monograph of the Trochilidae is one of the grand masterpieces of nineteenth-century ornithological illustration. Created over nearly forty years, it united Gould’s scientific insight with the artistic excellence of Henry Constantine Richter and William Hart. The Grey-throated Hermit plate exemplifies this collaboration, combining accuracy, grace, and rich hand-coloring to celebrate the understated elegance of one of the forest’s most elusive hummingbirds.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 15 x 23 inch archival mylar for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition and color, save two small foxing spots on left side.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Birds , John Gould - Hummingbirds