John James Audubon (1785-1851), Plate CCXLII Snowy Heron or White Egret Cartographer_Claude Joseph Sauthier 4505 or by email alisonpetretti@aradergalleries

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John James Audubon (1785-1851), Plate CCXLII Snowy Heron or White Egret Cartographer_Claude Joseph Sauthier 4505 or by email alisonpetretti@aradergalleriesJohn James Audubon (1785 1851) Plate CCXLII Snowy Heron or White Egret from Birds of America Engraved by Robert Havell (1793 1878) Published: London, 1827 1838 Aquatint engraving with original hand coloring Paper size: 38 1 2 x 25 1 2" John James Audubon is without rival as the most celebrated American natural history artist. Audubon devoted his life to realizing his dream of identifying and depicting the birds of North America, and his work has had