Sharp-tailed Grous (Plate CCCLXXXII) Tetrao phasianellus

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Sharp-tailed Grous (Plate CCCLXXXII) Tetrao phasianellus engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, 1837, on J Whatman watermark 1837, with full margins, pale light-, mat and time staining, surface soiling, occasional foxing and reverse foxing throughout, a few minor scratches, rubbing at the lower plate edge, uneven staining in the margins, a small repaired tear at the lower right corner, framed P. 21¾ x 29¾ in. (553 x 756 mm.) S. 25½ x 38¼ in. (648 x 972 mm.)