Hamilton College Framing Option:Black and Gold Frame supported by four quadrants

supported by four quadrants

Prepared for Plate 3 in Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers

a book of watercolors on vellum of flowers inscribed with madrigals

as does the vivid yellow of the tail coverts and the bright colors of the beak—leading to multiple misidentifications of species based on these changes

rogue John Law (1671-1729) that attracted investors in France with promises of fortunes in Louisiana

Hamilton College Framing Option:Black and Gold Frame supported by four quadrantsRichard Rummell Hamilton College Re strike engraving from the original plate (c. 1913). Printed on heavy woven paper and hand colored. Plate size: 6. 5 x 11 At the turn of the century, Littig & Company commissioned the accomplished artist Richard Rummell (1848 1924) to create watercolors of some of the nations most prestigious colleges. From these watercolors, copper plates were engraved and a limited number of pulls (engravings) were distributed.