Homophania Insectivora (Gossypium Tricuspidatum)

Article ID DT1107

Title

Homophania Insectivora (Gossypium Tricuspidatum)

Picture shows a splendidly coloured female hummingbird of a Coeligena torquata (Homophania Insectivora) on a mallow plant (Gossypium Tricuspidatum). This lithograph is from Martial Etienne Mulsant's ‘Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux Mouche ou Colibris’. The work was published in parts between 1875 and 1879. The lithographs were executed by Antoine Germain Bevalet and E. Mesplis, this one was illustrated by Louis Victor Bevalet. The lithographs were made in the style of John Gould's outstanding works and are considered equally beautiful.

Year

ca. 1876

Artist

Lemercier / Levasseur

Place of Publication Paris
Dimensions (cm)28 x 21,5 cm
ConditionLittle stains
Coloringoriginal colored
TechniqueLithography

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37.50 €

( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )