Two Humming Birds: "Copper-tailed Amazili"
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Martin Johnson Heade was inspired not only by the North American landscape, but by South America as well. In 1863 he traveled to Brazil to paint images of “exotic” species of native hummingbirds. He based the works on both direct observation and his collection of hummingbird skins, though he took liberties with the description of the birds’ habitats.
Caption
Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904). Two Humming Birds: "Copper-tailed Amazili", ca.1865–1875. Oil on canvas, 11 9/16 × 8 7/16 in. (29.3 × 21.5 cm) frame: 15 1/4 × 12 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (38.7 × 31.1 × 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 64.208. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Artist
Title
Two Humming Birds: "Copper-tailed Amazili"
Date
ca.1865–1875
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
11 9/16 × 8 7/16 in. (29.3 × 21.5 cm) frame: 15 1/4 × 12 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (38.7 × 31.1 × 6.4 cm)
Signatures
Signed lower right: "M J Heade"
Credit Line
Dick S. Ramsay Fund
Accession Number
64.208
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