Plate VI, American Cross Fox

Object/Artifact

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Kentucky State Parks

Name/Title

Plate VI, American Cross Fox

Entry/Object ID

JJA.2018.5.1a

Description

This is a first edition print from octavo edition of The Quadrupeds of North America. The print is titled, "American Cross Fox" and it is print no. 2, plate VI. The image shows a single fox partially on its side with its head turned to the left and scowling. A dead bird lays at its feed. The fox is on a hill overlooking a meadow and forests. A structure is seen in the far left of the image. Credits and Marginalia below the fox read, "Drawn on Stone by R. Trembly / American Cross Fox / Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon F.R.S. F.L.S / Printed by Nagel & Weingaertner." The serial number is printed in the upper left and the plate number in the upper right.

Collection

Tim Hoogasian Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Nagel & Weingaertner
Audubon, John James (after)
Trembly, R.

Date made

1849 - 1854

Notes

Date: 1849-1854 Technique: Lithography

Lexicon

Search Terms

Prints8

Dimensions

Height

7-1/16 in

Width

10-3/16 in

Material

Paper, Ink, Watercolor