Eustephanus fernandensis (Juan Fernandez Firecrown).

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• ARTIST: John Gould

• PUBLISHER: Published in London.

• MEDIUM: Lithograph, hand colored,

  DATE: 1849-87.

• EDITION SIZE: Average 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 Juan Fernandez Firecrown is one of the most remarkable hummingbirds of the Pacific islands, found only on the remote Juan Fernandez archipelago off the coast of Chile. Distinguished by its brilliant coppery-orange crown and throat—set against deep chestnut and bronze-green plumage—it is among the most vividly colored of all the Trochilidae. In Gould’s hand-colored lithograph, the bird’s iridescent head glows with metallic pigment, a technique employed to replicate the living shimmer of its feathers. Shown perched amid flowering shrubs native to its island habitat, the composition captures both the bird’s rarity and its luminous beauty. John Gould’s Monograph of the Trochilidae remains one of the most ambitious and visually spectacular undertakings in nineteenth-century natural history. Spanning nearly four decades, the work combined Gould’s scientific dedication with the artistic refinement of Henry Constantine Richter and William Hart. The Juan Fernandez Firecrown plate stands as a superb example of their collaboration—uniting precise natural observation with the opulent color and elegance that define Gould’s enduring legacy in ornithological art.

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

• CONDITION: Good condition with original color.

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