Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Raccoon , Plate LXI.

Description:

Audubon, John James (1785-1851) Raccoon, Plate LXI. [from] The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, New York: J.J. Audubon and V.G. Audubon, 1845. Imperial folio-format hand-colored chromolithograph on wove paper depicting an imposing male raccoon on a tree branch; chips to outer margins, edge darkening, 3 in. closed tear in blank margin just above the subject's right fore-paw, 27 x 20 1/4 in.
Estimate $3,000-5,000


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