Lot 32
  • 32

Audubon, John James

Estimate
4,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

Purple Martin



Handcolored engraved plates with etching and aquatint (37 5/8 x 25 1/4 in.; 962 x 642 mm) extracted from The Birds of America (London, 1827–1838), after Audubon by Robert Havell, numbered plate xxii. A fine impression with fresh coloring, generous margins; a few tiny marginal repairs, creased at upper left corner. Floated and glazed in a handsome gilt frame. Variant 1.