Engraved by Robert Havell in London in 1828, White-headed Eagle (Plate 31 of The Birds of America) represents a pinnacle of natural history illustration. John James Audubon's dramatic composition depicts the American bald eagle clutching a yellow catfish, rendered with fierce, lifelike intensity. Havell's masterful aquatint engraving captured the intricate textures of feathers and the dramatic tension of the scene, cementing this work as an icon of nineteenth-century scientific art. To preserve the historical integrity of Audubon's composition, every format—including our premium canvas—is finished with a consistent, clean white gallery border. This refined, gallery-ready presentation floats the artwork in standard proportions without cropping, ensuring the original plate lines and dramatic scale are preserved exactly as intended.
About Your Border
Every format — Fine Art Print, Framed Fine Art Print, Canvas and Framed Canvas — is supplied with a clean white gallery border framing the image on all four sides. The border is sized in proportion to the piece — approximately 10% of the shortest edge on each side (for example, about 3 cm of white border on a 30 cm-wide piece) — so the artwork keeps its standard proportions with no cropping and is ready to hang or frame straight away. If you prefer, you can also place your own mount/mat on top.
Would you like a different border width, a borderless full-bleed version, or any other adjustment? Just let us know within 24 hours of ordering and we'll tailor it for you at no extra cost.
