Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Little Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl , Plate CXCIX.

Description:

Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Little Owl, Northern Saw-whet Owl, Plate CXCIX. [from] The Birds of America, London: Havell for the Author, 1834. Double elephant folio sheet, hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching, J. Whatman watermark dated 1834, matted and framed, some fading of yellows and greens, even reverse mat burn outside of plate mark, 32 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.
Estimate $2,000-2,500


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