Lot 1507
  • 1507

John James Audubon (After)

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • John James Audubon (after)
  • Fish Hawk, or Osprey (Plate LXXXI)
  • Plate LXXXI, printed by R. Havell Jr. and watermarked J. Whatman 1830
  • Hand-colored etching, engraving and aquatint on paper
  • sheet: 992 by 665 mm 39 by 26 1/8 in
  • plate: 955 by 645 mm 37 5/8 by 25 3/8 in
Hand-colored aquatint, engraving and etching, 1830, by R. Havell, on wove paper with the J Whatman 1830 watermark, framed

Provenance

Sotheby's, January 25, 1990, lot 695

Condition

The print is in good condition, the full sheet. Mat-stain at the periphery of the sheet. Occasional creases and tears (largest 1 1/2 inches) in the sheet edges. Three hinge remnants, verso, and two recto.
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