Lot 28
American (1785-1851)
Downy Woodpecker (1834)
Medium
copperplate engraving with aquatint and original hand-coloring on J. Whatman Turkey Mill paper
Dimensions
plate: 25 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches sight: 28 x 22 7/8 inches

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Price Realized: $4,290
Includes buyer's premium

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Frame Information
frame dimensions: 43 1/2 x 33 1/2 x 2 inches
gilded wood frame, museum glazing
Provenance
from a private New York collection
Condition
very good condition, slight foxing at lower left and pinpoint at bottom center, some soiling at edges of plate impression, matburn outside of plate impression
Notes
full sheet intact measuring 38 7/8 x 25 1/2 inches. evidence of formerly being bound apparent


Paper bears ' J. Whatman Turkey Mill 1834' watermark