(New York, 1785-1851)

Hermit Thrush, Plate LVIII from The Birds of America, London, 1827-1838, Havell edition, hand colored etching, engraving and aquatint with "J. Whatman/1832" watermark, sheet 37-7/8 x 25-1/4 in.; 18th century style black painted frame, 41-1/8 x 28-3/8 x 1-1/2 in.

Provenance: Private Collection

hinged in at top, lined with conservation paper with some lifting,trimmed of binding edge, light toning, foxing, and fading, some repairs at edges in margins, small hole upper left; frame with abrasions, conservation framing