Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Rice Bunting, Plate 54.

Description:

Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Rice Bunting, Plate 54. [from] The Birds of America. London: Havell, 1827-1838.
Double elephant folio sheet, hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching, matted and framed, possibly trimmed down, not examined out of frame, the sheet an even ivory, coloration different from that seen in the Sachsen-Meiningen set, the winged maple seeds in russet browns, the female appearing in darker colors; this bird is more commonly called the bobolink; 22 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. sight.

Provenance: From the Estate of Samuel Parkman Shaw, Jr., Brookline, Massachusetts.
Estimate $700-900


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