Description: Orginal and Historic Amsterdam Edition Edition Double Elephant Folio Print : This is an authentic Amsterdam Edition Lithograph of John James Audubon's Double Elephant Folio "Plate 422 Rough-legged Falcon." In his monumental masterpiece, viz., the Double Elephant Folio Edition of the Birds of America (BOA) published during 1827-1838, the great naturalist John James Audubon (1785-1851) published 435 drawings of the birds he drew from his observations in Nature. These images were published as hand-colored engravings with aquatint and etching by Robert Havell, Jr in England. In 1971, the Johnson Reprint Corporation in New York and the the Amsterdam firm of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd decided to produce the finest possible facsimile of this masterpiece. During 1971 and 1972, these two firms published 250 copies of the entire 435 plates from the original Robert Havell's copy of the Double Elephant Folio using color photolithography process. These prints are known as the Amsterdam Edition of the Double Elephant Folio, making it the first complete facsimile of the original monumental work of Audubon, and thus very historic. To reproduce the texture of the original J Whatman paper used in the original Havell edition, the Amsterdam edition utilized the famous paper company G. Schut & Zonen to specially produce museum quality 100% cotton rag paper for printing these plates. Only a limited set of 250 copies (Amsterdam Edition) of each of the BOA plates were produced. The Amsterdam edition prints can be identified by the unique watermark "G. Schut & Zonen, (R), Audubon". A typical image of this watermark is shown. The full sheet measures approximately 39 1/2" x 26 11/16". Best offers encouraged ! Thank you ! SHIPPING: The lithograph will be shipped in a sturdy 4" wide diameter tube by FedEx Ground with signature confirmation. For shipping outside the continental USA, please ask for a shipping quote. Thank you.
Price: 275 USD
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
End Time: 2024-12-29T22:22:20.000Z
Shipping Cost: 45 USD
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Artist: John James Audubon
Production Technique: Offset Lithography
Type: Fine Facsimile of an original
Subject: Nature
Original/Licensed Reprint: Facsimile
Date of Creation: 20th century
Width (Inches): 39 1/2
Height (Inches): 26 11/16"
