A color print of a black wolf in mid-leap over a desert landscape.

Canis lupus, Linn. (Var. Ater.) Black American Wolf. Male. 1/3 Natural Size.

John James Audubon (1785-1851)

Date

1845
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Lithograph with applied watercolor
Contributors

Printed by John T. Bowen
Dimensions

21 3/16 x 27 7/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.l.: N[o]. 14.
u.r.: PLATE LXVII.
l.l.: Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon. F.R.S.F.L.S.
l.c.: CANIS LUPIS, LINN. (VAR ATER.) \ BLACK AMERICAN WOLF. \ MALE. \ 1/3 Natural Size
l.r.: Lith. Printed & Col[d]. by J.T. Bowen, Philad[a]. 1845.
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1964.126
Copyright

Public domain

Audubon's Beasts

January 15–August 16, 2015

This exhibition features some of Audubon’s greatest depictions of North America’s animals; his delightful images of friendly and frightening quadrupeds are evidence not only of his artistic dedication but of the range of beasts with whom we share our land.

Location: Off view

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