Name/Title
American Souslik, Oregon Meadow Mouse and Texas Meadow MouseEntry/Object ID
JJA.2019.3.6Description
This is a colored lithograph of the American Souslik, Oregon Meadow Mouse, and Texas Meadow Mouse printed by J. T. Bowen, after original artwork by John Woodhouse Audubon. This lithograph was published in the Imperial Folio of The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America by John James Audubon and John Bachman. This is No. 30, Plate CXLVII. The image depicts a male specimen of each species drawn to life-size and positioned on two small mounds of dirt, with a grassy valley and hills forming the distant landscape. The three animals are presented in profile, each facing toward the viewer's right, and arranged in order from the viewer's left to the right. The legend for the souslik, at the viewer's left, reads: "Fig. 1. SPERMOPHILUS TOWNSENDII, Bach. / American Souslik. / Male. / Natural Size." The legend for the middle animal, the Oregon Meadow Mouse, reads: "Fig. 2. ARVICOLA OREGONI, Bach. / Oregon Meadow-Mouse. / Male. / Natural Size." The legend for the third animal reads: "Fig. 3. ARVICOLA TEXIANA, Aud & Bach. / Texas Meadow Mouse. / Male. / Natural Size." The artist's credit at the bottom corner of the image at the viewer's left reads: "Drawn from Nature by J. W. Audubon. The printer's credit at the opposite corner reads: "Lithd. Printed & Cold. By J. T. Bowen, Philada. 1848." This lithograph was received with a simple matte frame and board.Collection
Ed Kenney CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Audubon, John WoodhouseRole
ArtistManufacturer
Bowen, J. T.Date made
1848Notes
Technique: LithographyDimensions
Height
27-1/16 inWidth
21-3/16 in