Puss on a Sporting Expedition
38-1255
Name/Title
Puss on a Sporting ExpeditionEntry/Object ID
JJA.1938.1255Description
This is a hand-colored lithograph of John Woodhouse Audubon's, "Puss on a Sporting Expedition," also known as "Cat Stalking Bird on Bough." The image shows a cat with an improbably pattern on a split rail fence poised to catch a song sparrow. Print is adhered to a board. There are inscriptions along the bottom edge of print. Much it is cut-off. Print on the lower left corner reads, "Drawn on Stone by J C Colen [?]." Beneath the image at center is, "….in the year 1851 by J. W. Audubon in the …District Court of South[?]...District of N.Y." Printed at the lower right side is, "Print by Nagel & Weingaertner N.Y."Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, InkCollection
L. S. Tyler CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John Woodhouse
Nagel & Weingaertner