Purple Heron (Plate CCLVI) Ardea Rufescens Variant 1

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Purple Heron (Plate CCLVI) Ardea Rufescens Variant 1 engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, circa 1835, on J Whatman watermark 1835, trimmed just within the platemark, the colors attenuated (primarily the green), light-, mat and time staining, occasional pale foxing and soft scuffing, a few soft creases, short tears and minor paper losses in places at the sheet edges, otherwise in good condition, framed S. 25½ x 38 in. (648 x 965 mm.)