Audubon, J(ohn). J(ames). American Robin

London: R(obert). Havell, (1834). Hand-colored engraving with aquatint and etching, on J. Whatman Turkey Mill watermarked paper, dated 1834. Engraved, printed, and colored by Havell, after a painting by Audubon. Scattered very small repairs along edges; scattered faint spotting. Approximately 39 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. (1003 x 673 mm) (sight). Float mounted in mat and in frame, 49 1/2 x 37 in. (1,257 x 940 mm). Low, p. 96

A handsome example of Audubon's depiction of an American robin, plate CXXXI from his Birds of America (London, 1827-38). "Painting and plate depict two adults, above, and four young around a nest, all in a branch of Rock Chestnut Oak. The caterpillar which one of the adults is feeding to its young in the painting is more finished in the plate. Painted at Great Egg Harbor, New Jersey, on July 2, 1829." (Low)

This lot is located in Philadelphia.