{"product_id":"fish-hawk-osprey-audubon-plate-81","title":"Fish Hawk, or Osprey — Audubon, Birds of America Plate 81","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWings raised, talons locked into its catch.\u003c\/strong\u003e Seen in profile, an osprey beats up from the water with a large weakfish gripped in both feet. Its dark brown wings fill the top of the sheet, the white breast and barred tail stand out against the cream paper, and the fish still seems to gleam. Far below runs a thin strip of grey-blue sea, with pale cliffs on the horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAudubon’s painting showed only the bird and its prey; the distant sea and cliffs were added when the plate was engraved, which gives the scene its sense of height. Audubon admired the bird’s flight, which he found as graceful and majestic as an eagle’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it works on your wall\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA bold vertical composition\u003c\/strong\u003e: the great diagonal of the wings draws the eye upwards, perfect for a hallway, a staircase or a tall wall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal and timeless\u003c\/strong\u003e: browns, creams and sea blues suit a seaside house, a living room in natural tones or a study\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFraming tip\u003c\/strong\u003e: a thin black or natural oak frame; in A1 or A0 it comes close to the size of the original plate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe plate\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlate 81 appeared in 1830, in the first volume of \u003cem\u003eThe Birds of America\u003c\/em\u003e, with the caption “Fish Hawk, Male. Falco haliaetus. Vulgo Weak Fish”. Today the bird is called the osprey (\u003cem\u003ePandion haliaetus\u003c\/em\u003e), a fish-eating raptor found on every continent except Antarctica.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e: John James Audubon (1785–1851), engraved by Robert Havell Jr.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003eThe Birds of America\u003c\/em\u003e, plate 81 (LXXXI)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate\u003c\/strong\u003e: painted around 1829, engraved in 1830\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique\u003c\/strong\u003e: etching and aquatint, coloured by hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird\u003c\/strong\u003e: osprey, \u003cem\u003ePandion haliaetus\u003c\/em\u003e, with a weakfish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn James Audubon (1785–1851) set out to paint every bird of North America at life size. Between 1827 and 1838, his watercolours became the 435 plates of \u003cem\u003eThe Birds of America\u003c\/em\u003e, etched and aquatinted in London, most of them by Robert Havell Jr., printed on “double elephant” sheets of about 100 × 66 cm and coloured by hand, one by one. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/the-birds-of-america-the-story-behind-the-worlds-most-expensive-book\"\u003eRead the story of the book\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYour print\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRestored from a high-definition scan of the original hand-coloured plate, keeping the warm tone of the old paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted in Europe on thick archival matte paper, FSC certified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom A4 to A0, plus 40×60, 50×70, 60×90 and 70×100 cm and 12×18 to 27×40 inch sizes, all made for standard frames\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree shipping, no minimum order. 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