8vo Audubon Quadrupeds Of America Print 1851: WILSON'S MEADOW MOUSE. 45

C I R Q L A ROriginal antique prints, books, maps and atlasesName Of Print WILSON'S MEADOW MOUSE . Plate # 45. Author/Artist John James Audubon. Date of Publication Published New York by V.G. Audubon circa 1851. Type of Print Original hand colored lithograph. Size of ImageOctavo: ~9 3/4" X 6 3/4" (sheet size dimensions).Condition In overall very good to excellent condition. The text leaves are not available.DescriptionWe are proud to be able to offer a fine original hand colored lithograph print by John James Audubon (1785-1851) from his masterful work entitled The Quadrupeds Of North America .John James Audubon's last major accomplishment was the creation of The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America which was produced in collaboration with his friend, the Reverend John Bachman (1790--1874), a Lutheran minister and naturalist, who wrote the accompanying text. In the summer of 1843, John James Audubon embarked with his son, John Woodhouse, on a final drawing expedition up the Missouri River to document and depict the four-legged mammals of North America.To make The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America more affordable and widely available, this octavo edition, a smaller version of the folio, was first published between 1849 and 1854. Printed by the distinguished Philadelphia print maker, John T. Bowen, the set of 150 black-and-white lithographs was completely hand-colored. Lithography proved an excellent medium for depicting the tactile realism of the mammals' fur. These miniatures exhibit a remarkable amount of attention to quality and detail, as well as a meticulous fidelity to the larger works. Some compositional changes were made in order to accommodate the smaller format. These prints also bear the plate number in the upper right-hand corner and the subscription number in the upper left. Many of the mammals were drawn by John Woodhouse Audubon with backgrounds contributed by Victor Gifford Audubon.John James Audubon explored the American backwoods and wilderness to discover, record, and illustrate its avian life. America's most revered artist-naturalist, John James Audubon (1785--1851), is renowned for his extraordinary undertaking to record the birds of America. The images he created are icons of 19th-century art. The images he created are icons of 19th-century art. Fascinated by nature since childhood, it was not until 1819, when he was the father of two sons, that John James Audubon fully embraced the life of an artist-naturalist. In 1820, John James Audubon left his family in Cincinnati, embarking with a young apprentice, Joseph R. Mason. Mason worked with John James Audubon from 1820 until 1822, contributing mostly botanical elements to about 55 of John James Audubon's paintings. Later, the artists George Lehman, Maria Martin, and his sons Victor Gifford Audubon and John Woodhouse Audubon assisted John James Audubon with botanical and landscape backgrounds.We are fortunate enough to have acquired the entire disbound set of this important work that we will be listing at the most competitive prices possible.Thank you for looking and please be sure and look at our other auctions for other fine works by Audubon from the first as well as the 1860 editions of the Birds Of America . We also have other architectural, natural history plates as well as original maps, all guaranteed original.We do not use the eBay check-out system for invoicing so it is not necessary to email us at auction end. You will receive an email from Paypal letting you know the particular payment options available to you. We will also send you an email summarizing your winning bids along with one combined postal charge. We will email you this summary within 24 hours after the auction's end.Cirqlar is a SquareTrade seller in good standing and we will do everything we can make this a positive experience for you. We don't hold checks for clearance (we have yet to receive a bad check after over 25,000 transactions!). Again, we will be happy to combine purchases to save on your shipping costs.N... read more