Audubon Havell Aquatint, Brown Pelican Standing, Plate 251 - State

AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). Brown Pelican Standing, Plate 251. Aquatint engraving with original hand color. London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838. 37 1/2” x 25 5/8” sheet, 49 1/2” x 37” framed. Comparables: Arader Galleries, 2018 - $118,750; Christie's, 2004 - $107,550. State Bird of Louisiana. "The flight of the Brown Pelican, though to appearance heavy, is remarkably well sustained, that bird being able not only to remain many hours at a time on wing, but also to mount to a great height in the air to perform its beautiful evolutions." - (Audubon's Ornithological Biography, 1831).

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