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JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (American, 1785-1851). Velvet Duck or White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca), 1835. Plate CCLXVII from...
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JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (American, 1785-1851)Velvet Duck or White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca), 1835
Plate CCLXVII from The Birds of America
Hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching on J. Whatman Turkey Mill dated 1835
Plate: 20-7/8 x 30-1/8 inches (53.0 x 76.5 cm)
Sheet: 25-7/8 x 37-1/2 inches (65.7 x 95.3 cm)
Engraved, printed, and colored by R. Havell, London
More information about JOHN JAMES AUDUBON. See also: Audubon, John James, Audobon, John James, Audubon, John James Laforest, John James Audubon, Fougère, Jean-Jacques Artist.
Condition Report*:
Very light paper dicoloration in margins; several spots of very faint foxing; irregular top edge with pinholes and several small notches of associated paper loss.
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2013 December 5 American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture Signature Auction - New York #5149 (go to Auction Home page)
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