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Columbian Humming Bird/Mango Humming Bird



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Title

Columbian Humming Bird/Mango Humming Bird

Creator

John James Audubon

Creator Biography

b. 1785, Les Cayes, Santo Domingo (Haiti).
1795-1796- Student of Jacques-Louis David in Paris.
1838- Completed The Birds of America
d. 1851, New York, NY.

Inscription

No. 8-5. PLATE 252
Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F, R, S, F, L, S.
Columbian Humming Bird
TROCHILUS ANNA, Lesson
1, 2, 3, 4, Male 5, Female and Nest
Plant Hibiscus Virginious
No. 8-6. PLATE 251.
Mango Humming Bird
TROCHILUS MANGO
Males 1, 2, 3. Females 4, 5.
Bignoma grandiflora
Chromolith.y by J. Bien, New York, 1860.

Date Created

1860

Century

19th

Item Dimensions

69 cm h x 101.5 cm w

Medium

print

Materials

ink on paper

Techniques

chromolithography

Photo Number

20120318

Bibliography

John James Audubon Biography
http://www.artnet.com/artists/john-james-audubon/biography

Creator Last name

Audubon

Creator First Name

John