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LOT 5153:
Nuttall's Hare - Rare Imperial Folio by JW Audubon 1846
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Nuttall's Hare - Rare Imperial Folio by JW Audubon 1846
This stunning lithograph of a life size Nuttall's Hare (Lepus Nuttallii), being Plate 94, is from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, the Imperial folio edition.
Published 1845-1848, after drawings by John James and John Woodhouse Audubon and containing 150-hand-coloured lithographs.
This striking coloured plate, lithographed on stone, printed and coloured by J. T. Bowen of Philadelphia, after a drawing by John Woodhouse Audubon with the backgrounds after Victor Audubon.
This plate was purchased from the great grandchild of the artist's wife's family, who acquired it through family descent.
The plates in this work are considered the finest animal prints ever published in America. Unlike the Birds of America, it was produced entirely in the United States and is regarded as the largest successful colour plate book project of 19th-century.
Audubon had settled on the Hudson River and began working on documenting the animal life of North America, assisted by his son John Woodhouse Audubon. The plates were first published in 30 parts of 5 plates each, and three separately published accompanying text volumes, written by John Bachman, appeared between 1846 and 1854.
Size: 21.6in x 27.5in (55cm x 70cm)
Condition: The print is in excellent condition - please inspect the image carefully as it is very accurate.
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