PERSAC, Marie Adrien (French-American, 1823-1873). Clifty Falls, Indiana. 81821 Jacques Barraband’s remarkable ornithological watercolors

Jacques Barraband’s remarkable ornithological watercolors capture the regal presence of Egyptian birds of prey—creatures that

John Gould (1804-1881)Supplement Plate 6- Oreopyra Calolaema (Purple-Throated Hummingbird)From: A Monograph of the Trochilidae

the capture of which

Paper size: 26 x 39 in

In the early months of the Mexican War

PERSAC, Marie Adrien (French-American, 1823-1873). Clifty Falls, Indiana. 81821 Jacques Barraband’s remarkable ornithological watercolorsPERSAC, Marie Adrien (French American, 1823 1873) [Clifty Falls, Indiana] Gouache on paper Signed A. Persac (lower right); inscribed Chute de Clifty (Indiana) Etats Unis dAmrique (Clifty Falls) (on the reverse) 13 1 4 x 9 3 8 framed Marie Adrien Persac (1823 1873) was a photographer, architect, artist, and civil engineer. Born in Lyons, France, he came to the United States to hunt buffalo and settled in Indiana to cultivate apple orchards. Its not