Shoveller Duck (Plate CCCXXVII) Anas clypeata

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Shoveller Duck (Plate CCCXXVII) Anas clypeata engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, circa 1836, on J Whatman Turkey Mill watermark 1838, with margins (very slightly trimmed), the colors slightly attenuated, the palest light-, mat and time staining, occasional pinpoint foxing and soft handling creases, a few paper losses and short tears in places at the sheet edges, otherwise in good condition, framed P. 21 x 30¼ in. (533 x 768 mm.) S. 25 3/8 x 37 7/8 in. (645 x 962 mm.)