Original engraving by Cade of Prof. Spencer F. Baird Engraving is over 150 years old.

Baird February 3, 1823 – August 19, 1887) was an American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, herpetologist, and museum curator. Baird was the first curator to be named at the Smithsonian Institution. He eventually served as assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian from 1850 to 1878, and as Secretary from 1878 until 1887. He was dedicated to expanding the natural history collections of the Smithsonian which he increased from 6,000 specimens in 1850 to over 2 million by the time of his death.[2] He also served as the U.S. Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries from 1871 to 1887 and published over 1,000 works during his lifetime.[1]

Size:12 by 9 1/2 inches actual picture without writing 6 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches

Condition: no foxing that i can see a little toning along edges but wont see under mat. look at Photos. Really nice engraving but with an acid free mat and black frame it would look really nice ,great condition for 150 years old.

If you google this engraving you will see many collections have this engraving. The library of Congress sells photos of this engraving.

Made for Electic Magazine.

Great piece of history. We got these while we were living in Philadelphia. Bought at an antique store and always thought we would open a store to sell prints but now retired so just selling. Have over 200 engravings. Have sat in a box for over 30 years.

Lots of copies of this engraving but this is an original.

Note the size of this engraving compared to others. This is much bigger.