Snowy Owl (Plate CXXL) Strix nyctea

AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON BY ROBERT HAVELL Snowy Owl (Plate CXXL) Strix nyctea engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, circa 1830, on wove paper, margins trimmed within the platemark on three sides, pale light-, mat and time staining, minor surface soiling, occasional foxing, scuffing and discoloration, a tear at the lower left corner, otherwise in good condition, framed S. 38½ x 25 in. (978 x 635 mm.)