Common or Virginia Deer
Name/Title
Common or Virginia DeerEntry/Object ID
JJA.2016.1.4Description
This is a stone lithograph from the 1st octavo edition of John James Audubon's, The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. The print is titled, "Common or Virginian Deer," No. 28, Plate CXXXVI (136). The original drawing for this plate was done by John Woodhouse Audubon. The image shows two deer, a male and a female, by a stream in a wooded area. The female has her neck bent drinking water from the stream. The male is standing alert. The print number is printed in the upper left corner and the plate number in the upper right corner. Beneath the image are the words, "Drawn from Nature by J. W. Audubon / On Stone by Wm. E. Hitchcock / Common or Virginian Deer / Lith. Printed & Cold. By J. T. Bowen, Phil." Print is matted and framed in wood. The frame shows a marbled wood grain pattern on front, and the sides are painted black. A saw tooth hardware is installed on the back.Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Watercolor, InkCollection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John Woodhouse
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856