Skip to main contentDescriptionTwo prints framed together; single bison in upper print, standing facing left; in lower print are three bison, one lying down facing right, one young facing left, one behind those facing forward. Framed with J0989.075
Royal Octavo Edition with 155 plates reduced to 1/4 original size by John T. Bowen (multiple volumes first published between 1849 and 1854).
The American Bison or Buffalo
Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
United States, b. Santo Domingo, 1785 - 1851
Datec. 1849
MediumHand-colored Lithograph
Dimensionsimage: 5 3/8 × 7 3/8 in. (13.7 × 18.7 cm)
frame: 21 3/4 × 17 5/8 in. (55.2 × 44.8 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1989.076
ClassificationsPrint
On View
Not on viewRoyal Octavo Edition with 155 plates reduced to 1/4 original size by John T. Bowen (multiple volumes first published between 1849 and 1854).