Two (2) John James Audubon (1785-1851) hand-colored aquatint engravings, NASHVILLE WARBLER and TENNESSEE WARBLER, printed and published by R. Havell, first edition of The Birds of America (London: 1827-1838). Both etchings exhibited, The Art of Tennessee, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 2006. 1st item: Nashville Warbler, Plate #89, No. 18, depicting a male and female resting upon a shrub with red berries. J WHATMAN 1832 paper watermark. Housed in a contemporary gilt wood frame. Plate - 19 1/8" H x 13 7/8" W. Sight - 22 7/8" H x 15 3/4" W. Sheet - 37 3/4" H x 25 1/2" W. Framed - 44 3/4" H x 37 3/4" W. Printed 1830. 2nd item: Tennessee, Plate #154, No. 31, depicting a male resting upon a shrub with red berries. J WHATMAN TURKEY MILL paper watermark. Housed in a painted wood frame. Plate - 19 1/2" H x 12 1/4" W. Sight - 21 1/2" H x 13 1/4" W. Sheet - 38" H x 25 1/4" W. Framed - 40 3/4" H x 27 5/8" W. ("Tennessee Warbler" published in the "Art of Tennessee" catalog, page 145, fig. 108. Provenance: Private Southern collection.

Both sheets are entirely loose. 1st item: Overall light toning and scattered foxing or spotting. 2nd item: Overall light toning, one area of dampstaining upper right corner.