Search results

Start typing

This exhibition is in the past. View our current exhibitions.
MARK CATESBY (1682-1749)

The Bald Eagle

c.1722-6

RCIN 924814

The bald eagle is one of the most striking plates in Catesby’s Natural History and he placed it at the beginning of the first volume. It was rare for Catesby to introduce drama into his compositions, as he does here, where the eagle swoops to catch a fish dropped by an osprey above. In 1782 the bald eagle was chosen as the emblem of the United States of America.


    The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.