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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M10311
People
Robert Havell Jr., British (Reading, England 1793 - 1878 Tarrytown, New York)
After John James Audubon, American (Les Cayes, Haiti 1785 - 1851 New York, NY)
Title
White-Headed Eagle
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Birds of America, Elephant Portfolio, plate 126
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1828-1838
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/255856

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hand-colored engraving, etching and aquatint
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 94.9 × 74.3 cm (37 3/8 × 29 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, lower left: Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon F.R.S. F.L.S.
  • inscription: in plate, lower center: White-headed Eagle. / Falco Leucocephalus. Linn. / Young.
  • inscription: in plate, lower right: Engraved, Printed & Coloured by R. Havell, London
  • inscription: in plate, upper left: No. 26
  • inscription: in plate, upper right: PLATE CXXVI

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Grenville L. Winthop, New York, NY, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
M10311
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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