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Sword Billed Hummingbird Print - John Gould, 1850s

Sword Billed Hummingbird Print - John Gould, 1850s

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Artwork source: Public domain (Docimastes ensiferus (Sword-billed Hummingbird), John Gould and H.C. Richter, c. 1849-1861, hand-colored lithograph, A Monograph of the Trochilidae) - National Gallery of Art 1972.77.38 · View the original. Reproduced in full from an archival scan of the public-domain original — not redrawn, not AI-generated.

For the one who keeps a hummingbird feeder full all summer: sword-billed hummingbirds, whose bills are longer than their bodies, perch and hover beneath a hanging pink-and-gold trumpet flower. 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
• A bird people stop to ask about - that bill is real, not artistic license
• Leaf greens and a glowing coral flower on warm cream paper
• 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: Docimastes ensiferus (Sword-billed 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 (1972.77.38) - public domain

Production & shipping
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• 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)
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