John James Audubon — Cock of the Plains (Plate CCCLXXI) Tetrao urophasianus

Cock of the Plains (Plate CCCLXXI) Tetrao urophasianus

$500
AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Cock of the Plains (Plate CCCLXXI) Tetrao urophasianus engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, 1837, on J Whatman watermark 1837, trimmed within the platemark, the colors slightly attenuated, pale light-, mat and time staining, minor surface soiling, scattered foxing, pale stains and soft handling creases, occasional nicks and slight paper losses at the upper corners and along the upper sheet edge (backed), offsetting, mat staining, soiling and foxing on the reverse, otherwise in good condition, framed S. 25½ x 38 1/8 in. (648 x 968 mm.)