Audubon Aquatint, Song Sparrow
AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).
Song Sparrow, Plate 25.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.
38 5/8" x 25 1/2" sheet.
Comparable: Guernsey's, 12/05/2012 - $2,745; Christie's, 1/18/2001 - $2,233
Well, the Song Sparrow is among the cleanest of the clean. I have often watched the young birds leaving the nest; and after their departure, have found it as well fitted for the reception of a fresh set of eggs as the new nest which the bird constructs. I am unable to understand the reason why a new nest is formed. Can you, reader, solve the question?
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AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).
Song Sparrow, Plate 25.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.
38 5/8" x 25 1/2" sheet.
Comparable: Guernsey's, 12/05/2012 - $2,745; Christie's, 1/18/2001 - $2,233
Well, the Song Sparrow is among the cleanest of the clean. I have often watched the young birds leaving the nest; and after their departure, have found it as well fitted for the reception of a fresh set of eggs as the new nest which the bird constructs. I am unable to understand the reason why a new nest is formed. Can you, reader, solve the question?
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