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.
Provenance
Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green, Virginia; gift to NGA, 1991.
- John Gould and W. Hart
- John Gould
- British, 1804 - 1881
- W. Hart
- British, active 1851 - 1898
- Bird of Paradise (Paradisea apoda)
- John Gould's "The Birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands..." (series)
- published 1875-1888
- hand-colored lithograph on wove paper
- sheet: 55.9 x 38.7 cm (22 x 15 1/4 in.)
- Collection of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green
- 1991.163.59
- Not on View