John James Audubon — Plumed Partridge and Thick-legged Partridge (Plate CCCCXXIII) Perdix plumifera and Perdix neoxenus

Plumed Partridge and Thick-legged Partridge (Plate CCCCXXIII) Perdix plumifera and Perdix neoxenus

$500
AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Plumed Partridge and Thick-legged Partridge (Plate CCCCXXIII) Perdix plumifera and Perdix neoxenus engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, 1838, on J Whatman watermark 1838, with full margins, pale light-, mat and time staining, minor surface soiling, a few foxmarks, patches of discoloration in places (primarily in the margins), glue remains and short tears along the upper sheet edge, occasional nicks and slight paper loss in places along the sheet edges, otherwise in good condition, framed P. 12¾ x 21½ in. (324 x 546 mm.) S. 25¾ x 38¼ in. (654 x 972 mm.)