Sold for:
$5,000
$5,000
Downy Woodpecker. Plate CXII, no. 23. From The Birds of America. Engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring, circa 1831, on J Whatman watermark, 1831. 25 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches (image). Cockling to edges; top edge is trimmed; chips to lower and right edges; possible repairs visible when held to light these appear darker and more opaque than the surrounding paper ; J Whatman watermark is present; print size 37.5 x 26.5 inches.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2017-05-04
