John James Audubon (After)

Hand-colored etching, engraving and aquatint, by R. Havell, on paper with the watermark J. Whatman Turkey Mill 1827, with margins, in good condition except the margins with pale discoloration, a few tears and losses at the sheet edge, framed

The print is in good condition and the colors are nice and bright. Discoloration in the margins comprises of pale mat stain, a few smudges of surface soiling, and a fox mark at bottom. There are three shallow paper losses, two at upper right sheet edge, one at a lower left. A repaired tear at right measure 1/2 inch. The stitch holes along the disbound edge have broken through with small associated creases. A few fox marks are visible on the verso, only one shows through very slightly.
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