Barred Owl (Plate XLVI) Strix nebulosa Variant 2

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Barred Owl (Plate XLVI) Strix nebulosa Variant 2 engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, circa 1831, on J Whatman watermark 1831, trimmed just within the platemark, the colors slightly attenuated, the palest light- and time staining, occasional pale foxing and soft handling creases, a ¼-in. unbotrusive stain in the foliage, a few short tears and pale stains in places at the sheet edges, otherwise in good condition, framed S. 38 x 25¾ in. (965 x 654 mm.)