The Bird of Washington or Great American Sea Eagle

1827

John James Audubon, Artist Robert Havell, Jr., Engraver Robert Havell, Sr., Printer John James Audubon, Publisher

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About the Artwork

Title The Bird of Washington or Great American Sea Eagle

Artwork Date 1827

Makers John James Audubon (Artist) American, 1785-1851 Robert Havell, Jr. (Engraver) American, 1793-1878 Robert Havell, Sr. (Printer) English, 1769-1832 John James Audubon (Publisher) American, 1785-1851

Medium Engraving, etching, and aquatint printed in black ink, colored by hand on wove paper

Dimensions Image: 35 1/2 × 21 1/2 inches (90.2 × 54.6 cm) Sheet (trimmed inside platemark): 37 5/8 × 24 3/4 inches (95.6 × 62.9 cm) Framed: 45 3/4 × 33 × 1 1/2 inches (116.2 × 83.8 × 3.8 cm)

Classification Prints

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Edgar B. Whitcomb

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 46.126

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Inscriptions Inscribed, in plate diagonally, lower left of image: The Bird of Washington, | OR | GREAT AMERICAN SEA EAGLE. | Falco Washingtoniensis.........Male. Inscribed, lower left: Drawn from Nature by John J. Audubon, F.R.S.E. M.W.S. Inscribed, lower right center: Printed & Coloured by R. Havell, Senr. Inscribed, lower right: Engraved by R. Havell Junr. Inscribed, upper left: PLATE 111 Inscribed, upper right: No 3.

Marks Watermark: J WHATMAN 1830

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1946-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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"Family Art Game." Detroit News, DIA Adverstising Supplement (April 29, 1984): p. 31 (ill.).

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John James Audubon; Robert Havell, Jr., The Bird of Washington or Great American Sea Eagle, 1827, engraving, etching, and aquatint printed in black ink, colored by hand on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Edgar B. Whitcomb, 46.126.