Great Footed Hawk (Plate 16) Falco peregrinus Variant 1

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851) BY ROBERT HAVELL (1793-1878) Great Footed Hawk (Plate 16) Falco peregrinus Variant 1 engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, circa 1827, on J Whatman Turkey Mill watermark 1827, with narrow margins, light-, mat and time staining, surface soiling, a few scattered foxmarks, occasional handling creases, moisture staining in places at the upper and lower edge (partially extending into the image), a few short tears in places at the sheet edges, framed P. 25½ x 38 in. (648 x 965 mm.) S. 25 7/8 x 38½ in. (657 x 978 mm.)