Description
Karl Bodmer was a little-known Swiss painter when he was chosen by Prince Maximilian of Prussia to accompany his voyage to America
Installed on the east wall of the dining room
Vellum size: 14 1/4 x 18 3/4 in
Baird's Bunting (Plate 500)
Lecontes Pine Mouse
John Gould. Phaethornis Cephalus. 1849-61. Orchid Watercolors Karl Bodmer was a little-knownJohn Gould (1804 1881)Phaethornis Cephalus "Mexican Hermit"From: A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of HummingbirdsFirst edition: London, 1849 61 (supplement printed 1880 87)Hand colored lithographs with gum arabic metallic detailingPaper size: 21 1 2 x 14 1 2, Framed size 18. 5 x 25. 5