Audubon Aquatint, Ruby Throated Hummingbird
AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).
Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Plate 47.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.
37 3/4” x 25 1/2” sheet, 49 1/2” x 37” framed.
Comparable: Christie's, 2004 - $59,750; Arader Galleries, 2019 - $43,750.
Where is the person who, on seeing this lovely little creature moving on humming winglets through the air, suspended as if by magic in it, flitting from one flower to another, with motions as graceful as they are light and airy, pursuing its course over our extensive continent, and yielding new delights wherever it is seen;—where is the person, I ask of you, kind reader, who, on observing this glittering fragment of the rainbow, would not pause, admire, and instantly turn his mind with reverence toward the Almighty Creator, the wonders of whose hand we at every step discover, and of whose sublime conceptions we everywhere observe the manifestations in his admirable system of creation?—There breathes not such a person; so kindly have we all been blessed with that intuitive and noble feeling—admiration!
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AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).
Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Plate 47.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.
37 3/4” x 25 1/2” sheet, 49 1/2” x 37” framed.
Comparable: Christie's, 2004 - $59,750; Arader Galleries, 2019 - $43,750.
Where is the person who, on seeing this lovely little creature moving on humming winglets through the air, suspended as if by magic in it, flitting from one flower to another, with motions as graceful as they are light and airy, pursuing its course over our extensive continent, and yielding new delights wherever it is seen;—where is the person, I ask of you, kind reader, who, on observing this glittering fragment of the rainbow, would not pause, admire, and instantly turn his mind with reverence toward the Almighty Creator, the wonders of whose hand we at every step discover, and of whose sublime conceptions we everywhere observe the manifestations in his admirable system of creation?—There breathes not such a person; so kindly have we all been blessed with that intuitive and noble feeling—admiration!
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