AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON
BY ROBERT HAVELL
Ruffed Grouse (Plate 41)
Bonasa umbellus
hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching, 1828, on J Whatman Turkey Mill dated 1828, Low's Variant I, trimmed slightly, minor surface soiling, areas of foxing, stray printing ink at the lower left corner, the palest mat staining at the lower, left and right margins, time staining along the lower and right margin edges, three short tears alongs the left margin edge, a few nicks along the upper margin edge, two glue stains at the upper left and right corners (slightly showing through), otherwise in good condition, framed
S. 25 5/8 x 38 5/8 in. (651 x 981 mm.)