About the Artwork
Griffon Vulture
ca. 1850
John Gould (Artist) English, 1804-1881 Hullmandel's Lithography (Printer) English, active 19th century
Lithograph printed in black ink, colored by hand on wove paper
Image: 14 1/2 × 12 1/8 inches (36.8 × 30.8 cm) Sheet: 21 1/4 × 14 1/4 inches (54 × 36.2 cm)
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Gift of the J. L. Hudson Co., Old Print Shop
71.372
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Markings
Inscribed, on stone, lower center: GRIFFON VULTURE. | Vultur fulvs, (Linn.) Inscribed, lower left: Drawn from Life and on Stone by J. & E. Gould. Inscribed, lower right: Printed by C. Hullmandel.
Drystamp, lower right margin: LIBRIS | M. W. Stamp, in red, lower left corner: M | W [circled]
Provenance
J.L. Hudson Company (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1971-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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John Gould, Griffon Vulture, ca. 1850, lithograph printed in black ink, colored by hand on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the J. L. Hudson Co., Old Print Shop, 71.372.
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