John James Audubon (American, 1785–1851), Trumpeter Swan, Havell Edition

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

Sheet size 24 3/4 x 36 5/8 in.; Frame dimensions 33 1/4 x 44 1/2 in.

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

Scattered foxing, toning, and a few minor stains; some sheet waviness; several margin tears, with few that encroach into edge of image; tear upper right corner; sheet trimmed (top numbering appears lacking); sheet hinged to mat with tape along top edge.