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PROPERTY FROM THE WILLIAMS COLLECTION
AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851)
BY ROBERT HAVELL
Bird of Washington (Pl. XI), from The Birds of America Falco Washingtoniensis
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AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851)
BY ROBERT HAVELL
Bird of Washington (Pl. XI), from The Birds of America
Falco Washingtoniensis
engraving with aquatint and hand-coloring, on J.Whatman Turkey Mill watermarked 1827, with margins, a few pale foxmarks, minor scuffing in the image, soiling and staining mostly at the margin edges, a 3½ x 5½-in. loss at the upper right margin corner filled with wove paper (backed), a 3-in. vertical tear at the top right margin edge (backed), various small tears and losses, a split along the lower plate mark at the margin edge, remains of old tape along the reverse of the margin edges, framed
P. 38¼ x 25 1/8 in. (971 x 646 mm.)
S. 39 1/8 x 25 7/8 in. (994 x 656 mm.)
BY ROBERT HAVELL
Bird of Washington (Pl. XI), from The Birds of America
Falco Washingtoniensis
engraving with aquatint and hand-coloring, on J.Whatman Turkey Mill watermarked 1827, with margins, a few pale foxmarks, minor scuffing in the image, soiling and staining mostly at the margin edges, a 3½ x 5½-in. loss at the upper right margin corner filled with wove paper (backed), a 3-in. vertical tear at the top right margin edge (backed), various small tears and losses, a split along the lower plate mark at the margin edge, remains of old tape along the reverse of the margin edges, framed
P. 38¼ x 25 1/8 in. (971 x 646 mm.)
S. 39 1/8 x 25 7/8 in. (994 x 656 mm.)