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Audubon Aquatint, Velvet Duck

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AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).
Velvet Duck, Plate 247.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.
25 3/4 x 38 1/2 sheet.
Comparable: Arader Galleries, 2017 - $7,320; Christie's, 2004 - $5,975.
"The Velvet Ducks enter the bays and estuaries to a greater distance than the Eiders. On land they move with more difficulty than those birds, and keep themselves in a more erect attitude, like that in which I have endeavoured to represent the male in the plate. They swim with more buoyancy than the Eiders, but at times seem to rise from the water with considerable difficulty. Their food consists of shell-fish and crustacea, as well as seaweeds, small fish, and spawn. Their flesh is extremely dark, tastes of fish, and is very unpalatable, although I have seen persons of great judgment in matters of this kind not only eat it with avidity, but praise it as highly as if it were equal to the most tender and juicy venison." - Audubon's Ornithological Biography.

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AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851).
Velvet Duck, Plate 247.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.
25 3/4 x 38 1/2 sheet.
Comparable: Arader Galleries, 2017 - $7,320; Christie's, 2004 - $5,975.
"The Velvet Ducks enter the bays and estuaries to a greater distance than the Eiders. On land they move with more difficulty than those birds, and keep themselves in a more erect attitude, like that in which I have endeavoured to represent the male in the plate. They swim with more buoyancy than the Eiders, but at times seem to rise from the water with considerable difficulty. Their food consists of shell-fish and crustacea, as well as seaweeds, small fish, and spawn. Their flesh is extremely dark, tastes of fish, and is very unpalatable, although I have seen persons of great judgment in matters of this kind not only eat it with avidity, but praise it as highly as if it were equal to the most tender and juicy venison." - Audubon's Ornithological Biography.

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