Audubon Aquatint, Children

AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).
Children's Warbler, Plate 35.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.
38 5/8" x 25 1/2" sheet.
Comparable: Christie's, 6/25/2004 - $3,346; Neal Auction Co., 2010 - $1,553.50
The scarcity of this species in the United States putting me in mind of that of true friendship among men, I have named it after my most esteemed friend, J. G. Children, Esq. of the British Museum, as a tribute of sincere gratitude for the unremitted kindness which he has shewn me.