Golden Eagle by John James Audubon art print

An archival premium Quality Art Print of the Golden Eagle by John James Audubon for sale by Brandywine General Store. The artwork shows the golden eagle flying over cold icy peaks, clutching a Northern Hare in its strong talons. In the original water color by Audubon, there is a hunter crossing the log over the icy ravine, with a rifle and an eagle slung over his shoulder. This hunter is thought to be a self portrait of the artist. However, when Mr. Havell engraved this painting for the book, this figure was omitted from the plates. No one knows if this was simply an error, or if Mr. Audubon had him to erase the man. This bird is an adult female, probably taking this rabbit to her brood. The Eagle is crowded in this picture, Audubon fills all the space he can on the paper, so he has to draw this large bird in a crunched up pose. The reason for this is, Mr. Audubon drew all his birds to scale, so since an adult eagle is so large, he simply ran out of room on his sketching paper. I have