Original - Lord-Hopkins Collection - Audubon Octavo bird test sheets

Original - Lord-Hopkins Collection - Audubon Octavo bird test sheets

Original Audubon Octavo test prints - uncolored. These test sheets did not require trimming, thus the 11 inch measurement.  As part of the Lord-Hopkins Collection it was uncovered in 1923 near the last residence and shop of John Bowen, the lithographer. Consisting of pattern prints and test sheets, this historic collection encompasses all three projects the Audubon family entrusted to Bowen - The Octavo Birds, the Octavo Quadrupeds, and the Imperial Quadrupeds and are a representation of American printmaking history. Some have handwritten instructions from Victor Audubon to Bowen. These are truly a fine addition to any Audubon collection. Very reasonably priced.

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Audubon Octavo Western Shore Lark, plate 497, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo Smith’s Lark Bunting, plate 487, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo Passenger Pigeon (2), plate 285, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo Passenger Pigeon, plate 285, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo Red-bellied Nuthatch , plate 248, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo White-eyed Vireo or Greenlet, plate 240, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo Common Magpie, plate 227, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo Pine Linnet, plate 180, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo Aquatic Wood Wagtail, plate 149, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo Tawny Thrush, plate 145 (2), uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo Mockingbird, plate 141, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo Rock Wren, plate 116 (3), uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo Blue-winged Yellow Swamp Warbler (3), plate 111, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo Blue-winged Yellow Swamp Warbler, plate 111, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo Carbonated Swamp Warbler, plate 109, uncolored test sheet, darker tint, 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo Canada Flycatcher, plate 72, uncolored test sheet. 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo Whip-poor Will, plate 42, uncolored test sheet. 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo Sparrow Falcon, plate 22, uncolored test sheet. 7 x 11
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Lord-Hopkins Collection, Audubon Octavo Peregrine Falcon, plate 20, uncolored test sheet measuring 7 x 11 inches. These are the last know prints to be recovered from J Bowen's Philadelphia office.
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Audubon Octavo Black-shouldered Elanus, plate 16, uncolored test sheet. 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo Broad-winged Buzzard, plate 10, uncolored test sheet. 7 x 11
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Audubon Octavo Caracara Eagle plate 4 x uncolored test sheet. 7 x 11 (tinted background)
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Audubon Octavo Missouri Red-moustached Woodpecker, plate 494, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
Audubon Octavo Yellow Bellied Flycatcher, plate 490, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
Audubon Octavo Missouri Meadow Lark, plate 489, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
Audubon Octavo Le Contis Sharp-tailed Bunting, plate 488, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
Audubon Octavo Crested Grebe, plate 479, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
Audubon Octavo Foolish Guillemot Murre (2), plate 473, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
Audubon Octavo Foolish Guillemot Murre, plate 473, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11
Audubon Octavo Sandwich Tern (2), plate 431, uncolored test sheet, 7 x 11