Common Buzzard (Plate CCCLXXII) Buteo vulgaris

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Common Buzzard (Plate CCCLXXII) Buteo vulgaris engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, circa 1837, on J Whatman watermark 1837, with margins (very slightly trimmed), the colors very slightly attenuated, pale light- and time staining, occasional pale foxing and minor surface soiling (primarily in the margins), otherwise in good condition, framed P. 27¼ x 23½ in. (692 x 597 mm.) S. 38 x 25 3/8 in. (965 x 645 mm.)