White American Wolf

Name/Title

White American Wolf

Entry/Object ID

JJA.2001.9a

Description

This hand-colored print is from the first octavo edition of John Audubon and John Bachman's, "The Quadrupeds of North America." The print is titled, "White American Wolf," and it is plate 21, no. 15. Shown is a single wolf crouched low and snarling with a bone under his front right paw. There are trees, hills, and a lake in the background. The charred remnants of firewood are seen to the right and just below the wolf. The print number is printed in the upper left corner and the plate number is printed in the upper right corner. Below the image is the following print: "On Stone by Wm. Hitchcock / White American Wolf." The artist and lithographer's credits are partially blocked by the matting. "

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Collection

H. Neal Stoneback Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

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

Date made

1849 - 1851

Place

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Notes

Date: 1849-1851 Technique: Lithography

Lexicon

Search Terms

Prints and Drawings, Prints, Quadrupeds, Wolves, Lithographs, Lithography, Octavo Quadrupeds, Bones

Dimensions

Height

6-1/2 in

Width

10-1/4 in