john-james-audubon-american-1785-1851-i-purple-grackle-i-havell-edition
Lot 1088
John James Audubon (American, 1785–1851), Purple Grackle, Havell Edition
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Hand-colored engraving with etching and aquatint, London: Havell, 1827-38, Plate V11, No. 11, sheet bears J. Whatman watermark, matted and framed.

Sheet size 37 1/8 x 25 in. Frame dimensions 40 x 34 in.

Purchased from Scribner's Book Store, New York in the 1940s.

Scattered foxing, mat burn and toning at edges, repaired tear at upper right corner and lower margin, small loss at lower left corner of sheet, hinge mounted at upper edge, some sheet waviness and color fading.