Eagles and Prey

{{Short description|Sculpture in Manhattan, New York, U.S.}}

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| image_file = File:Central Park NYC - Eagles and Prey Sculpture by Christophe Fratin - IMG 5715.JPG

| caption = The sculpture in 2010

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| artist = Christophe Fratin

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| year = {{start date|1850}}

| type = Sculpture

| material = Bronze

| subject = Liberty of America

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| city = New York City, New York, United States

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Eagles and Prey is an outdoor bronze sculpture by Christophe Fratin, located in Central Park in Manhattan, New York. Created in 1850 and installed in Central Park in 1863, it is the earliest known sculpture to be installed in any New York City park.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/centralpark/monuments/427|title=Central Park: Eagles and Prey|access-date=June 14, 2014|publisher=New York City Department of Parks and Recreation|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714201127/http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/centralpark/monuments/427|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.centralparknyc.org/things-to-see-and-do/attractions/eagles-and-prey.html|title=Eagles and Prey|access-date=June 14, 2014|publisher=Central Park Conservancy|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205451/http://www.centralparknyc.org/things-to-see-and-do/attractions/eagles-and-prey.html|url-status=live}}

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