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Lot 230

Sale 4439 - The Pennsylvania Sale
Nov 10, 2015 5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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(Elkins, William McIntyre.) Havell, Robert after Audubon, J[ohn] J[ames]. Hand-Colored Engraving with Aquatint & Etching.
"Canvas backed Duck." [London], 1836. [Plate CCC1, Birds of America.] 25 1/2 x 37 5/8 in; 648 x 957 mm. On "J. Whatman 1836" watermarked paper. Trimmed just within plate mark. Light to moderate mat burn, some light toning throughout, starting to darken outside of image & on verso. Conserved in 2008 by Holly Krueger of Alexandria, VA & archivally framed.

William McIntyre Elkins' copy from his library at Briar Hill, Elkins Park, PA. Elkins' entire library (with the exception of 4 Havell Audubons) was donated to the Free Library of Philadelphia and reconstructed there shelf by shelf, with books & accoutrements, including objects collected from Charles Dickens' library.
Provenance: by direct descent from William McIntyre Elkins

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