Books and Manuscripts

London: R. Havell, 1832. Hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching, on J. Whatman Turkey Mill watermarked paper, dated 1832. Engraved, printed, and colored by R. Havell after J.J. Audubon’s watercolor. Elephant folio, 38 7/8 x 25 7/8 in. (99 x 66 cm). Margins slightly trimmed and lightly to moderately toned; likely professionally washed. In mat and in frame, 41 1/2 x 31 1/4 in. (105 x 79 cm).

Plate CXLIV from Audubon's The Birds of America (London, 1827-38). A handsome example.