Description
Description of John J. Audubon The Quadrupeds of North America
These hand-finished lithographs are from The Quadrupeds of North America, by John J. Audubon and John Bachman. They were published in three volumes in 1849, 1851, and 1854 respectively by V.G. Audubon and printed by J.T. Bowen in Philadelphia. These stone lithographs were printed in color while the animal, botanical, and other depictions were all hand-colored by W.E. Hitchcock and R. Trembley after John James and John Woodhouse Audubon. Audubon stayed with Lutheran clergyman Bachman in his home in Charleston in 1831; their friendship grew following the marriage of Audubon's sons to Bachman's daughters. Audubon was eager to work on the Quadruped project though Bachman was hesitant. The Reverend later gave in on the condition that Audubon's sons would retain the profits. By 1835 Bachman became indispensable to the project writing most of the text and doing the editing. They are on fine woven paper that measures ~10 1/2" by 6 7/8".