AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851) BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793 - 1878) ETCHING AND AQUATINT WITH HAND COLORING ON J. WHATMAN TURKEY MILL 1837 PAPER, H 12.25", W 19.5", EARED GREBE, FROM THE BIRDS OF AMERICA From the Robert Havell Edition, on J. Whatman Turkey Mill 1837 paper with the watermark in the lower right quadrant, with full margins. Frame measures H 31" x L 41.5". Provenance: Property from a Saugatuck, Michigan Estate

with mat and backboard staining, two skillful paper fills in the upper right quadrant within the margins (unobtrusive to the image), with some scattered pale foxing, soft handling creases, scattered short tears along the extreme upper sheet edge, time staining along the extreme sheet edges, otherwise no visible abrasions, colors vibrant.
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