John Gould Diard's Trogon Family of Toucans 1852-1854 Description John Gould: 1852-1854 work, “A Monograph of the Ramphastidae,or Family of Toucans” published between1852-1854. Title: “Diard’s Trogon” This fabulous Toucan work is from, “A Monograph of the Ramphastidae,or Family of Toucans” published between1852-1854.“This is a hand-colored stone lithograph from a rare subscriber’s copy edition of Gould’s. *Condition is overall excellent. No defects. Paper size is 14 3/4" x 21 5/8". Correct from the volume with un-trimmed edges. *Original descriptive text is included. Current market value for this piece is $2,500.00- $3,000.00. Contributing Artist: H.C. Richter. About the author: John Gould is perhaps the greatest ornithological artist of all time. During his lifetime and beyond,which spanned the years 1804-1881, he created over 3000 plates of birds in over 40 volumes.It is widely accepted that Gould sketched all 3000 of his plates. Gould's prints are masterful in design,composition,detail, accuracy and color.Even during their original time of publication, his plates were very expensive and highly sought by collectors. **Buyer pays for shipping and insurance. Carefully boxed for your protection in transit. Thank you. Jim Duff-Early River Gallery About Early River Gallery: Greetings from Vermont. We have been in business since 1977 offering Fine Art, Antiques,Period Victorian Lighting, Museum Quality Custom Picture Framing,Antique and Limited Edition prints.Also offering one of the most comprehensive selections of Fine Art Giclee Canvas and Lithographic prints on the web by major publishers such as The Greenwich Workshop, Hadley House Publishing,Mill Pond Press,Wild Apple Graphics and more...