National Gallery of Art · Print
Bird of Paradise (Paradisea apoda)
John Gould and W. Hart
- Date
- published 1875-1888
- Medium
- hand-colored lithograph on wove paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 55.9 x 38.7 cm (22 x 15 1/4 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1991.163.59
- Credit line
- Collection of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green
- Time span
- 1851 to 1875
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- John Gould's "The Birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands..."
Subjects and terms
- British
- lithograph
- botanical
Provenance
Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green, Virginia; gift to NGA, 1991.
Inscription
lower left in plate: J.Gould & W.Hart del. et lith.; lower center in plate: PARADISEA APODA,linn.; lower right in plate: Mintern Bros. imp.
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