Common American Wildcat
Scope and Contents
Depicts a wildcat walking to left on bare brown ground, snarling. Felis Lynx rutus. Light blue hills in background. Inscription: On label pasted to back "Original watercolor of the Common American Wildcat by John James Audubon about 1843 or earlier/M.R. Audubon". Gold wood frame, matted, glazed, 2 13/16 wide.
Dates
- 1842
Creator
- Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist, Person)
Biographical / Historical
Born in: Haiti; Died in: NY.
Extent
1 Item : painting : watercolor on paper ; 24 3/4 x 35 15/16 inches
Language of Materials
English
Condition
Fair (2).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Audubon, Maria and Florence; 12/21/1925.
Bibliography
Local Note
AUD-9, A-244.
Creator
- Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist, Person)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Sponsor
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017).
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
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New York NY 10024 USA
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