Trochilidae - Hummingbirds Size:70×100 cm Saÿen was born in Philadelphia

Saÿen was born in Philadelphia on 25 April 1875 to Edward M

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Creator: Macario Gómez Quibus

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at the Royal Conservatory

Trochilidae - Hummingbirds Size:70×100 cm Saÿen was born in PhiladelphiaFew birds invite a closer look like the hummingbird, and this Haeckel plate is a riot of iridescent colour. Species from across the Americas hover and perch across the sheet, their throats and crowns flashing emerald, ruby and sapphire, their impossibly fine feathers and slender bills captured with loving precision. It is one of the most joyful and collectable images in Haeckel's entire output. The illustration comes from Kunstformen der Natur (Art