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Travies, Edouard (1809-1865). Hummingbird (Trochilidae Mosquitus) Watercolor with black chalk France, c. 1847. Signed lower left. For Les Oiseaux Les Plus Remarquables 11" x 9" sheet, 21" x 17" framed. The work of Edouard Travies represents a pinnacle in French ornithological illustrations and his original work is exceedingly rare. Natural history, as a descriptive prusuit bent on identifying new species, demanded detailed illustrations. The minute precision of Travies work places him with the best of France's scientific artists.