Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Broad-winged Hawk, Plate 91.

Description:

Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Broad-winged Hawk, Plate 91. [from] The Birds of America. London: Havell, 1827-1838. Double elephant folio sheet, hand-colored copperplate engraving, J. Whatman watermark dated 1830, the sheet toned, chipped with loss in upper left , short tears, old mounting to verso foot, trimmed to the imprint in the lower right, small hole punched through the sheet below the tail of the bird on the left with attendant tears, minor loss to surface, one other small hole, colors faded, unframed, 27 1/4 x 25 in.
Estimate $3,000-4,000


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