Ursus Martimus, Linn., Polar Bear, plate 91 from The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, Volume 2
after John Woodhouse Audubon, American, 1812 - 1862
1846
Hand-colored lithograph on wove paper
Sheet: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund
PR.954.35.4
Publisher
John T. Bowen, Philadelphia
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Printed, lower left: Drawn from Nature by J.W. Audubon; lower right: Lith. Printed &. Col. by J.T. Bowen, Philad. 1846; lower center: URSUS MARITIMUS, LINN./POLAR BEAR./MALE.; upper left: No 19.; upper right: PLATE XCI
Exhibition History
Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 8-16, 1975.
Provenance
Goodspeed's Book Shop, Boston, Massachusetts; sold to present collection, 1954.
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