Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Brown-Headed Nuthatch.

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Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Brown-Headed Nuthatch. [from] Birds of America. London: R. Havell, 1826-1838.
Hand-aquatinted copper-plate engraving, matted and framed, with 23 1/2 x 36 in. of the sheet visible through the mat opening; watermark is visible; plate mark is 12 1/4 x 19 1/2 in.; text in top left corner: No. 25; top right: Plate CXXV; bottom: Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon F.R.S. F.L.S. Brown-headed Nuthatch Sitta Pusilla. Lath. Male 1. Female 2. Engraved, Printed, and Coloured by R. Havell, London; a very clean example, the paper lightly and evenly toned to a shade of ivory, very slight ripple along one edge, where the print meets the mat.
Estimate $500-750


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