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John Gould (1804-1881)Phaethornis Cephalus
Anian is a transfer of a toponym first mentioned by Marco Polo
He had to bring the birds that circled overhead before his readers’ eyes with freshness and striking beauty
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they are meant to illustrate the grand height of the so-called Patagonian giants
LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888). The Tor di Schiavi on the Via Labieana, Rome Watercolor John Gould (1804-1881)Phaethornis CephalusLEAR, Edward (British, 1812 1888). The Tor di Schiavi on the Via Labieana, Rome Oil on canvas. Signed: "E. Lear, 1842" 9" x 17 1 2" canvas, 18 1 4" x 26 1 4" framed. Provenance: Painted for Captain and Miss Phipps Hornby of Shooters Hill, Kent; Miss Edith Jones, and thence by descent. During the nineteenth century, artists and tourists alike flocked to Italy to observe the country's countless ruins and bask in its mythical golden sunlight. Edward Lear