John James Audubon (American, 1785–1851), Black-Backed Gull, Havell Edition

Hand-colored engraving with etching and aquatint, London: Havell, 1827-38, Plate CCXLI, No. 49, sheet bears J. Whatman watermark, matted and framed.

Sheet size 37 7/8 x 24 3/4 in.; Frame dimensions 46 1/3 x 33 in.

Purchased from Scribner's Book Store, New York in the 1940s.

Scattered foxing, few stains, and some sheet waviness; small puncture and tear upper right edge; some color fading and metallic color inconsistencies.