Audubon 017 Carolina Turtle Dove

Title: Carolina Turtle Dove, Plate 017

Subtitle: Columba Carolinensis

Original publication: The Birds of America (1823-1839)

Artist: John James Audubon (1785-1851)

Paper size: 26 ½ x 39 ½ inch (67 x 100 cm)

Edition: The edition is limited to 250 prints, numbered 1/250 to 250/250, signed and stamped with a blind embossing.

About the original: On 26th August 1833 Victor Gifford Audubon sold a complete set of the Birds of America to the Teylers Museum in Haarlem.

Quality: We specialize in creating true and certified facsimile giclée prints. Each facsimile has every fine line detail and every delicate brushstroke. To the naked eye, our artworks are virtually indistinguishable from the originals when glazed and framed.

Our quality process: 

To give you a perfect reproduction of the original, our prints are always:

• Taken from the original editions.
• Printed in the original size.
• Printed with a maximum of 250 copies, signed and numbered.
• Printed on age resistant white etching paper (with a weight of 270 gr/m²).
• Printed with archival ink which resists fading for > 100 years.
• Printed with the highest possible resolution.

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