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Hummingbird Botanical Print - Blue-breasted Hummingbird
Hummingbird Botanical Print - Blue-breasted Hummingbird
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For the one who keeps a hummingbird feeder full all summer: Blue-breasted hummingbirds in bright green and sapphire hover over a cluster of sunny yellow flowers. John Gould and H.C. Richter drew and lithographed this plate for A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Humming-Birds (c. 1849-1861), and every copy was colored by hand. This print reproduces the original hand-colored lithograph, now in the public domain, from a high-resolution scan by the National Gallery of Art (Open Access).
Why you'll love it
• Sapphire, leaf green and buttercup yellow - a cheerful piece for a sunroom
• Lots of airy cream paper around the birds, so it never feels busy
• A gift for a mom or grandmother who knows every bird at her window - for Mother's Day, a birthday or a new home
Print details
• Portrait (vertical) print
• 200gsm matte poster paper, archival inks
• Sizes: 11x14, 12x18, 16x24, 20x30, 24x36 inches
• The full plate is printed, including the original Latin name and printer's lines, on a soft paper-toned margin
• Unframed - fits standard frames
About the art
• Artwork: Damophila amabilis (Blue-breasted Hummingbird)
• Artists: John Gould (1804-1881) and Henry Constantine Richter (1821-1902)
• Date: c. 1849-1861, from A Monograph of the Trochilidae, printed by Hullmandel & Walton, London
• Original: hand-colored lithograph, National Gallery of Art, Washington (1972.77.18) - public domain
Production & shipping
• Made to order: 3-4 business days
• Shipping: 3-8 business days in the US (6-12 business days total); 10-15 business days to the UK (Europe, Canada and Australia coming soon)
• Free shipping on orders $49+ (USD or equivalent) to every country we deliver to




