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American Elk - Wapiti Deer
American Elk - Wapiti Deer

American Elk - Wapiti Deer

Artist/Maker John James Audubon United States, b. Santo Domingo, 1785 - 1851
Date1845
MediumHand-colored Lithograph
Dimensionsimage: 19 3/8 × 25 in. (49.2 × 63.5 cm) frame: 27 1/2 × 32 1/2 in. (69.9 × 82.6 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1997.028
ClassificationsPrint
Subject
On View
Not on view
DescriptionTwo elk set against a landscape. The male stands up facing the right. The female lies on the ground facing left. Hills and mountains can be seen in the distance. The image only appears in the middle of the page and is surrounded by a white border. Imperial Bowen Folio Edition.
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