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Gyrfalcons Striking a Kite
Gyrfalcons Striking a Kite

Gyrfalcons Striking a Kite

Artist/Maker (Germany, 1820 - 1899)
Date1856
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 71 × 59 in. (180.3 × 149.9 cm) frame: 81 × 70 in. (205.7 × 177.8 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGenerously donated by Cornelia Guest and the Robert S. and Grayce B. Kerr Foundation
Terms
    Object numberW2011.019
    DescriptionDepiction of two gryfalcons attacking a kite, also a raptor.
    Status
    On view
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