Cougar/Female and Young Plate XCVII
Name/Title
Cougar/Female and Young Plate XCVIIEntry/Object ID
JJA.2015.1.3Description
This is a full color Octavo Edition of a Cougar Female with young. In the upper left corner is printed: No. 20 and in the upper right corner is printed: Plate XCVII. The Female cougar is lying on the right side of her body, with her head on the left, neck and head turned right in 3/4 profile, chest forward with front legs extending into the foreground. Her hips are to the right and her rear legs slightly separated with her top leg to the right and her lower leg to the left. Her tail follows the contour of her hip and legs. There is an overall upwards arched shape with large young cougar mirroring the arch between the mother's front and rear legs. The cub lies on its right side with its right front leg against mother's left front leg, The cubs left front leg lays to the lower right and its right rear leg lays to the lower left with its head horizontal and lying on the mothers left front leg. The background consists of rolling mounds of grass, a wooded area to the left, a dead tree in the center leaning to the left and a group of trees in the middle ground to the right. The background is mostly green and the foreground is mostly brown. Printed along the bottom and in the center of the print is: Drawn on stone by Wm. E. Hitchcock/ The Cougar / Female & Young In the bottom left corner is printed: Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon In the bottom right corner is printed: Lith Printed & Col'd by J. T. BowenArtwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, WatercolorCollection
H. Neal Stoneback CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Hitchcock, William E.
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856