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The Golden Eagle
John Walter Osborne (Irish (active in Australia and the United States) 1828–1902)
Australian
about 1859-1861
Place of Creation: Melbourne
Medium/Technique
Photolithography, Osborne's process
Dimensions
Sheet: 27.9 × 20 cm (11 × 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Walter Osborne
Accession NumberM6878
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Description1889 museum ledger entry: After woodcut. Early specimen, done in Melbourne.
Marks
Verso, center, stamped in purple ink: The Gift of J. W. Osborne
InscriptionsLower center, in plate: The Golden Eagle / Aquila chrysaëtos.
Lower center, in graphite: Osborne Process done in Melbourne.
Lower center, in graphite: Osborne Process done in Melbourne.
Provenance1889, gift of John Walter Osborne (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Washington D.C., to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 9, 1889)