221 - Mallard Duck
1985 Restrike, Alecto Edition
The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York city owns six of the original Havell edition copper plates (Mallard Duck, Wild Trukey Male, Wild Turkey Female and Young, Snowy Owl, Great White Heron, and Canada Goose). In 1985, to mark the 200 year anniversary of the birth of John James Audubon, the AMNH in collaboration with the Alecto Press in England used these original copper plates to print a limited set of 125 double elephant folio size prints for each, which were then very skillfully hand-colored using a la poupee process. Many Audubon print experts consider the resulting prints (commonly referred to as the Alecto Edition restrikes) as superior to the corresponding original Havell edition prints. These prints are easily identified by the AMNH/AE stamp verso, with the copy number. The Mallard Duck print shown here is 31/125. These restrikes will not be published by AMNH for at least another 100 years.
The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York city owns six of the original Havell edition copper plates (Mallard Duck, Wild Trukey Male, Wild Turkey Female and Young, Snowy Owl, Great White Heron, and Canada Goose). In 1985, to mark the 200 year anniversary of the birth of John James Audubon, the AMNH in collaboration with the Alecto Press in England used these original copper plates to print a limited set of 125 double elephant folio size prints for each, which were then very skillfully hand-colored using a la poupee process. Many Audubon print experts consider the resulting prints (commonly referred to as the Alecto Edition restrikes) as superior to the corresponding original Havell edition prints. These prints are easily identified by the AMNH/AE stamp verso, with the copy number. The Mallard Duck print shown here is 31/125. These restrikes will not be published by AMNH for at least another 100 years.
