1848 · New York
by AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851)
New York: John James Audubon, 1848. Hand-colored lithograph by J. T. Bowen of Philadelphia after a drawing from nature by Audubon. Sheet: (21 3/4 x 27 3/4 inches). Iconic image of a Hare-Indian Dog from the first edition of Audubon's Quadrupeds, the greatest 19th-century work of natural history illustration to be produced in America. "As long as our civilization lasts, America will be in debt to this genius." [Peterson]
This fine plate of a Hare-Indian Dog (Canis familiaris), taking watch at the edge of a Native American encampment, is from the folio edition of Audubon's The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, produced entirely in the United (truncated)
This fine plate of a Hare-Indian Dog (Canis familiaris), taking watch at the edge of a Native American encampment, is from the folio edition of Audubon's The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, produced entirely in the United (truncated)