Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidae, Or Family of Humming Birds probably represent the peak of his art. ‘The iridescent splendor and sense of motion captured in the plates is overwhelming.’ (The Hill Collection, Cornell University)

Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 46 / 12½ x 18

Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidae, Or Family of Humming Birds probably represent the peak of his art. ‘The iridescent splendor and sense of motion captured in the plates is overwhelming.’ (The Hill Collection, Cornell University)

Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 46 / 12½ x 18

Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidae, Or Family of Humming Birds probably represent the peak of his art. ‘The iridescent splendor and sense of motion captured in the plates is overwhelming.’ (The Hill Collection, Cornell University).

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 55 / 14 x 21½

Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidae, Or Family of Humming Birds show Gould at the peak of his art. The accuracy of depiction, the composition of each plate, the vibrant and precise colouring, and the sense of motion captured in the plates is overwhelming.

Dimensions (W x H): 31 x 45.5 / 12 x 18

Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidae, Or Family of Humming Birds probably represent the peak of his art. ‘The iridescent splendor and sense of motion captured in the plates is overwhelming.’ (The Hill Collection, Cornell University).

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 54.5 / 14 x 21½

Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidae, Or Family of Humming Birds probably represent the peak of his art. ‘The iridescent splendor and sense of motion captured in the plates is overwhelming.

Dimensions (W x H): 31.5 x 43.5 / 12½ x 17

Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidae, Or Family of Humming Birds probably represent the peak of his art. ‘The iridescent splendor and sense of motion captured in the plates is overwhelming.’ (The Hill Collection, Cornell University)

Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 46 / 12½ x 18

Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidae, Or Family of Humming Birds show Gould at the peak of his art. The accuracy of depiction, the composition of each plate, the vibrant and precise colouring, and the sense of motion captured in the plates is overwhelming.

Dimensions (W x H): 31 x 45.5 / 12 x 18

The Birds of Europe is the first of Gould's works to feature plates by Edward Lear. The greater number were drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould, but a quarter of them were drawn and lithographed by Lear. All the plates were coloured under the direction of My Bayfield. Finally the printing ...

The Birds of Europe is the first of Gould's works to feature plates by Edward Lear. The greater number were drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould, but a quarter of them were drawn and lithographed by Lear. All the plates were coloured under the direction of My Bayfield. Finally the printing ...

Stunning lithograph from John Gould’s ‘Birds of Europe’, the first of Gould’s works to include work by Edward Lear. Gould, and his wife Elizabeth, drew and lithographed three quarters of the plates, Lear one quarter. The success of the work enabled the Goulds to move to Australia for two years to ...

Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 34 / 18½ x 13½

Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidae, Or Family of Humming Birds probably represent the peak of his art. ‘The iridescent splendor and sense of motion captured in the plates is overwhelming.’ (The Hill Collection, Cornell University).

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 54.5 / 14 x 21½

Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidae, Or Family of Humming Birds show Gould at the peak of his art. The accuracy of depiction, the composition of each plate, the vibrant and precise colouring, and the sense of motion captured in the plates is overwhelming.

Dimensions (W x H): 31 x 45.5 / 12 x 18

Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidae, Or Family of Humming Birds show Gould at the peak of his art. The accuracy of depiction, the composition of each plate, the vibrant and precise colouring, and the sense of motion captured in the plates is overwhelming.

Dimensions (W x H): 31 x 45.5 / 12 x 18

Stunning lithograph from John Gould’s ‘Birds of Europe’, the first of Gould’s works to include work by Edward Lear. Gould, and his wife Elizabeth, drew and lithographed three quarters of the plates, Lear one quarter. The success of the work enabled the Goulds to move to Australia for two years to ...

Dimensions (W x H): 47 x 34 / 18½ x 13½

Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidae, Or Family of Humming Birds probably represent the peak of his art. ‘The iridescent splendor and sense of motion captured in the plates is overwhelming.’ (The Hill Collection, Cornell University)

Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 46 / 12½ x 18

The Birds of Europe is the first of Gould's works to feature plates by Edward Lear. The greater number were drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould, but a quarter of them were drawn and lithographed by Lear. All the plates were coloured under the direction of My Bayfield. Finally the printing ...

Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidae, Or Family of Humming Birds probably represent the peak of his art. ‘The iridescent splendor and sense of motion captured in the plates is overwhelming.’ (The Hill Collection, Cornell University).

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 54.5 / 14 x 21½

Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidae, Or Family of Humming Birds show Gould at the peak of his art. The accuracy of depiction, the composition of each plate, the vibrant and precise colouring, and the sense of motion captured in the plates is overwhelming.

Dimensions (W x H): 31 x 45.5 / 12 x 18

Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidae, Or Family of Humming Birds probably represent the peak of his art. ‘The iridescent splendor and sense of motion captured in the plates is overwhelming.’ (The Hill Collection, Cornell University).

Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 54.5 / 14 x 21½

Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidae, Or Family of Humming Birds probably represent the peak of his art. ‘The iridescent splendor and sense of motion captured in the plates is overwhelming.’ (The Hill Collection, Cornell University)

Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 46 / 12½ x 18

Gould’s A Monograph of the Trochilidae, Or Family of Humming Birds probably represent the peak of his art. ‘The iridescent splendor and sense of motion captured in the plates is overwhelming.’ (The Hill Collection, Cornell University)

Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 46 / 12½ x 18