Anker 291, Sittwell: Fine Bird Books p.117, Nissen IVB 547
Beautiful highly detailed sheet with a hummingbird printed in colour from plate and finished by hand. "Histoire naturelle des oiseaux-mouches" was the first work of three by Lesson on hummingbirds. This was the most comprehensive work on hummingbirds until Gould's great monograph started around 20 years later.
Beautiful bright colour, some spotting and browning in place.
