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AUDUBON, John James. Black Backed Gull (Plate CCXLI), Larus marinus. Engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring by Robert Havell, circa 1835, on J Whatman Turkey Mill paper dated 1834, 974 x 665 mm sheet.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,500
Sold
$1,100
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Description
AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851)
Black Backed Gull (Plate CCXLI)
Larus marinus
Engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring by Robert Havell (1793-1878), circa 1835, on J Whatman Turkey Mill paper dated 1834, 974 x 665 mm sheet, some slight toning and wrinkling, a few small marginal holes repaired verso, some minor spotting, matted and framed. Low p.116.
Condition
Left margin slightly irregularly trimmed, some mostly marginal staining and dampstaining, tiny chips in lower margin, a few marginal tears repaired verso, some fading, crease in lower margin crossing in to image.