Lepus Americanus, Northern Hare. Natural size. Winter.
1845-1848
John Woodhouse Audubon, stepping out of his famous father's shadow, captured this Northern Hare in its winter coat, looking alert and ready to bolt. The creature's white fur is meticulously detailed, contrasting with the reddish-brown paws and the sparse, frosty vegetation of a wintry landscape. This plate comes from 'The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America', a massive project the Audubon family undertook to document American mammals. The text at the bottom proudly declares 'Natural size,' meaning this print was intended to show the animal exactly as large as it appears in real life—a bold claim of scientific accuracy for the 1840s!
- Technique
- Lithograph with hand coloring
- Material
- Paper
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