Loggerhead Shrike (Plate 57) Lanius ludovicianus

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Loggerhead Shrike (Plate 57) Lanius ludovicianus engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, 1829, on J Whatman, with full margins, uneven staining overall (particularly in the upper quadrant), scattered foxing, surface soiling, a small pinhole in the upper right image (beside the bird's tail), several black smudges at the edges extending inward (occasionally into the platemark), a tear in the upper right corner (with associated loss), glue remains at the upper left, lower center and right upper sheet edge, mat and time staining P. 26 x 20 5/8 in. (660 x 524 mm.) S. 34½ x 25 in. (876 x 635 mm.)