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[Prints] Audubon, J(ohn). J(ames).
Band-tailed Pigeon
London: R. Havell, 1837. Hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching, on J. Whatman watermarked paper, dated 1837. Engraved, printed, and colored by R. Havell after J.J. Audubon’s watercolor. Repaired 1 1/4 in. short-closed tear at bottom edge; spotting in image, bottom left; light soiling along edges. 38 1/4 x 25 1/2 in. (97 x 65 cm). In mat and in frame, 42 1/2 x 31 3/4 in. (108 x 81 cm). Low, p. 187
Plate CCCLXVII from Audubon's The Birds of America (London, 1827-38). "Painting and plate depict a female, above, and a male, below, in a branch of Pacific Dogwood." (Susanne M. Low, A Guide to Audubon's Birds of America, p. 187)
A handsome example.
Sold for $4,095
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
London: R. Havell, 1837. Hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching, on J. Whatman watermarked paper, dated 1837. Engraved, printed, and colored by R. Havell after J.J. Audubon’s watercolor. Repaired 1 1/4 in. short-closed tear at bottom edge; spotting in image, bottom left; light soiling along edges. 38 1/4 x 25 1/2 in. (97 x 65 cm). In mat and in frame, 42 1/2 x 31 3/4 in. (108 x 81 cm). Low, p. 187
Plate CCCLXVII from Audubon's The Birds of America (London, 1827-38). "Painting and plate depict a female, above, and a male, below, in a branch of Pacific Dogwood." (Susanne M. Low, A Guide to Audubon's Birds of America, p. 187)
A handsome example.
