Dusky Squirrel

Name/Title

Dusky Squirrel

Entry/Object ID

JJA.2017.1.7

Description

This is a stone lithograph from the octavo edition of John James Audubon's, The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. The print is titled, "Dusky Squirrel," No. 24, Plate CXVII (117). The original drawing for this plate was done by John Woodhouse Audubon. The image shows one black-grey colored squirrel on a fallen tree branch in a wooded area. 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 W. E. Hitchcock / Dusky Squirrel / Lith Printed & Col.d by J. T. Bowen, Phil." Print is matted and framed in a muted copper colored metal frame.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Watercolor, Ink

Collection

H. Neal Stoneback Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Audubon, John Woodhouse
Bowen, J. T., 1801-1856

Date made

1856

Notes

Technique: Lithography

Lexicon

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Dimensions

Height

14-1/4 in

Width

11-1/4 in

Depth

1 in