Panterpe Insignis
Artist
John Gould
(British, 1804 - 1881)
Date1849-1861
MediumLithograph, hand-colored
Dimensions14 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (36.8 x 54.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Ellen Shapiro
Object number2011.51.1
Collections
DescriptionTwo Panterpe Insignis (Costa-Rican Humming-Bird) hummingbirds with blue heads, bellies, and tails, red throats, and green backs with a Begonia biserrata plant that has green leaves and light pink flowers. One bird stands on the plant while another flies nearby. Plate 336 from volume V of "A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds" (London, 1849-1861).