John James Audubon bird painting - detail fromTricolored Heron, Study for Havell, preparatory for Birds of America

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Audubon made preparatory paintings for Havell who engraved the plates for the Birds of America book

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Size: 6282px × 3856px
Photo credit: © Martin Shields / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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