(New York, 1785-1851)

Long-billed Curlew, Plate CCXXXI, 1834, from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838, Havell edition, hand-colored etching, engraving and aquatint with "J. WH.." watermark (lower left), sheet 24-3/4 x 37-1/8 in.; frame, 29-3/4 x 41-3/4 in.

Provenance: Estate of O. Beirne Chisholm, Jr.

hinged in, faded, with yellows, greens largely fugitive, toning, top, left and right margins trimmed, some small restorations at edges, retouch in blue sky, foxing in clouds apparent under strong light through the paper, not readily visible in normal light; frame with abrasions