Lot 494
  • 494

John James Audubon (After)

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • John James Audubon (after)
  • Red-headed Duck (Plate CCCXXII)
  • aquating etching and engraving on wove paper
  • plate: 527 by 660 mm 20 3/4 by 26 in
  • sheet: 675 by 1010 mm 26 1/2 by 39 3/4 in
Hand-colored aquatint, engraving and etching, 1836, by R. Havell, on wove paper with the J Whatman 1836 watermark

Provenance

Christie's, New York, The Magnificent Sachsen-Meiningen Set of Audubon's The Birds of America, June 25, 2004, sale 1395, lot 322.

Condition

The print is in good condition, recto and verso. The sheet is full, unbound (as issued). Two small tears in the lower sheet edge, the largest measuring 5/8 of an inch. Slight undulation and faint surface soiling at the extreme sheet edges. A few faint, small fox marks and inconspicuous handling creases in the margins.
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