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Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)

Date

between 1787 and 1792 [?]

Artist

Attributed to William Hayes

Collection

National Library of Australia

Image link

https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3579696

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Additional Information

From the Collection

Description

Title devised by cataloguer based on information supplied by researcher; Attributed to William Hayes, see file NLA14/441; Formerly attributed to George Raper; Published in: Rare and curious birds accurately drawn and colored from their specimens in the menagerie at Osterly Park / William Hayes. William Bulmer and Co.: London, 1794-1799. Vol 1, Plate 19, ‘Secretary, Falco serpentarius’; Part of the collection: The Ducie collection of First Fleet art; Inscriptions: "23" -- in pencil on verso. Medium: watercolour.
Additional Makers: George Raper (1769-1796)
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Image Licence

Public Domain

Image Credit

Out of Copyright. Image courtesy of the National Library of Australia.