Goosander (Plate CCCXXXI) Mergus merganser

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Goosander (Plate CCCXXXI) Mergus merganser engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, circa 1836, on J Whatman watermark 1836, trimmed just within the platemark, the colors attenuated, light- and time staining, soft scuffing in the subject, pinpoint foxing and soft handling creases in places, a few short tears in places at the sheet edges, otherwise in good condition, framed S. 25½ x 38¼ in. (648 x 972 mm.)