Hutchins's Barnacle Goose (Plate CCLXXVII) Anser hutchinsii

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Hutchins's Barnacle Goose (Plate CCLXXVII) Anser hutchinsii engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, circa 1835, on J Whatman watermark 1836, with margins (very slightly trimmed), the colors slightly attenuated, the palest light- and time staining, occasional pale foxmarks and soft handling creases, a few short tears and minor paper losses in places at the sheet edges, otherwise in good condition, framed P. 26 x 21 7/8 in. (660 x 556 mm.) S. 38¾ x 25 7/8 in. (984 x 657 mm.)