Blue Hawk or Hen Harrier

Date1828

Engraver Alexander Lawson

Publisher Charles Lucian Bonaparte 1803 - 1857

After work by Alexander Rider

Publisher Henry Charles Carey 1793 - 1879

Publisher Isaac Lea 1792 - 1886

OriginAmerica, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

MediumBlack and white line engraving with period color

DimensionsOH: 14 5/8" x OW: 11 1/2"

Credit LineGift of Barnett Shepherd

Object number2018-269,38

DescriptionLower margin reads: "Drawn from Nature by A. Rider./ Blue Hawk or Hen Harrier./ 12/ Falco Cyaneus./ Engraved by Alexander Lawson."Label TextCharles Lucian Bonaparte (1803-1857), "American Ornithology, or, The Natural History of Birds inhabiting the United States, not given by Wilson : with figures drawn, engraved, and coloured, from nature," Volume II (Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1828).
ProvenanceBefore 2009, Beck’s Antiques (Fredericksburg, VA); 2009, purchased by Barnett Shepherd (Staten Island, NY); 2018-present, given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).