Audubon, John James. Canvas Backed Duck, Plate 301

AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851).
Canvas backed Duck, Plate 301. (Canvasback, Aythya valisineria) - With View of Baltimore, Maryland in the background.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
London: Robert Havell, 1827-1838.
25 1/8” x 38 1/8” sheet.

Comparables: Christie’s, 2004 - $71,700; Sotheby’s, 2007 - $52,000.

Audubon’s compositional masterpiece with one of America’s greatest ports, Baltimore, in the background.