Great White Heron (Plate CCLXXXI) Ardea occidentalis

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Great White Heron (Plate CCLXXXI) Ardea occidentalis engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, circa 1835, on J Whatman watermark 1836, trimmed just within the platemark, the colors slightly attenuated, pale light- and time staining, occasional pinpoint foxmarks and soft handling creases, a few short tears, minor surface soiling and soft rubbing in places at the sheet edges, otherwise in good condition, framed S. 25½ x 38 in. (648 x 965 mm.)