De Filippi's Hermit
Artist
John Gould
(British, 1804 - 1881)
Artist
H. C. Richter
(British, 1821 - 1902)
Date1849-1861
MediumLithograph, hand-colored
Dimensions16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Terry White
Object number2010.57.18
DescriptionTwo Phaethornis Philippi (De Filippi's Hermit) hummingbirds with green heads and backs, yellow bellies, and yellow, black, green, and white tails, fly over ferns and a tropical landscape. Plate 21 from volume I of "A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds", London, 1849-1861 (supplement printed 1880-1887).
