Grand Manan, Canada
1878
Out of Copyright. Image courtesy of the National Library of Australia. | Licence: Public Domain
Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
between 1787 and 1792 [?]
Attributed to William Hayes
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Title
Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)
Date
between 1787 and 1792 [?]
Artist
Attributed to William Hayes
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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Location
Osterley Park and House, Isleworth, Greater London, England
Country
Continent
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