Coumbia Jay (Plate 96) Garrulus ultramarinus Variant 1

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Coumbia Jay (Plate 96) Garrulus ultramarinus Variant 1 engraving with etching and aquatint in colors, circa 1830, with hand-coloring, on J Whatman watermark 1830, with narrow margins, the colors slightly attenuated (primarily the green and yellow), the palest mat and time staining, occasional pale foxing and soft handling creases, minor surface soiling and rubbing in places at the sheet edges, a few unobtrusive touched-in areas on the reverse, otherwise in good condition, framed P. 38¼ x 25¼ in. (972 x 641 mm.) S. 38¾ x 25¾ in. (984 x 654 mm.)