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Night Heron or Qua bird. Ardea Nycticorax. Plate 236.

  • ARTIST: John James Audubon

  • MEDIUM: Aquatint and engraving handcolored,

    DATE: 1835.

  • EDITION SIZE: Paper size 25 1/2 x 37 3/4" (65 x 96 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: From "The Birds of America" published in London. Drawn from nature and published by J. J. Audubon. Engraved, printed and colored by R. Havell, London.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: Watermark in paper "J Whatman 1835." The watermark is obscured in the lower right corner due to the dark engraving, seen in a raking light.

  • CONDITION: Good condition, with full original color. Several very small tears in the margins, very minor.

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