JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (AFTER) | SNOWY OWL (PLATE CXXI)

JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (AFTER)
SNOWY OWL (PLATE CXXI)

Hand-colored aquatint, engraving, and etching, 1831, by R. Havell, on wove paper with the J Whatman 1834 watermark, framed
sheet: 968 by 640 mm 38⅛ by 25¼ in

Condition Report:
With margins, the print is in generally good condition except there are a few tiny holes in the clouds and margin at upper left and one in the moss at center left. The colors are slightly attenuated and the sheet is faintly discolored, including some pale mottled fox marks and minor surface soiling. Inconspicuous rippling throughout and small losses to the lower corners. The verso with a few spots of damp stain and stray ink in the upper left corner.

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