John James Audubon (American, 1785–1851), Shallow-Tailed Hawk, Havell Edition

Hand-colored engraving with etching and aquatint, London: Havell, 1827-38, Plate LXXII, sheet bears J. Whatman watermark, matted and framed.

Sheet size 24 x 37 1/4 in.; Frame dimensions 34 x 42 in.

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

Good estate condition; some toning, foxing, and slight fading, hinge mounted with acid free tape at top edge, slight waviness to sheet.