John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851), Esquimaux Curlew, Havell Edition

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Hand-colored engraving with etching and aquatint, London: Havell, 1827-38, Plate CCVIII, with J. Whatman watermark lower center, full margins, matted and framed.

Sheet size 25 x 38 3/4 in.; Frame dimensions 27 1/2 x 40 3/4 in.

Private Collection of the Former Director of the National Audubon Society

Hand-coloring is strong and vibrant; toning beneath matting; some scattered spots and edge nicks/small tears (confined to margin edges).