Eider Duck (Plate CCXLVI) Fuligula mollissima

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Eider Duck (Plate CCXLVI) Fuligula mollissima engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, circa 1835, on J Whatman watermark 1834, trimmed just within the platemark, the colors slightly attenuated, pale light-, mat and time staining, occasional pale foxing and soft scuffs throughout, a few soft scratches at the right sheet edge (with associated ink loss), a few minute paper losses and pale stains in places at the sheet edges, otherwise in good condition, framed S. 25 3/8 x 37 3/8 in. (645 x 949 mm.)