Bidspirit auction | Audubon - Rare Imperial Folio

Audubon - Rare Imperial Folio of Tawny and Back's Lemmings 1846 - This stunning lithograph of a life size Tawny Lemming (Georychus Helvolus) and a Back's Lemming (Georychus Trimucronatus), being Plate 120, is from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, the Imperial folio edition. Published 1845-1848, after drawings by John James and John Woodhouse Audubon and containing 150-hand-coloured lithographs. This striking coloured plate, lithographed on stone, printed and coloured by J. T. Bowen of Philadelphia, after a drawing by John Woodhouse Audubon with the backgrounds after Victor Audubon. This plate was purchased at auction from the great grandchild of the artist's wife's family. Size: 21.6in x 27.5in (55cm x 70cm)