Description: The work is in good condition overall please review images carefully and feel free to contact me with any questions. stunning, originally hand-colored folio lithograph is from Daniel Giraud Elliot's work A Monograph of the Felidae or Family of the Cats. The work was printed by Taylor & Francis in London between 1878 and 1883. It was published by the author for subscibers. The original drawings were by Josef Wolf and lithographed by Joseph Smit. Wolf's artistry truly captured the beauty and raw power of the cat family. Elliot said of Josef Wolf, that his " ...marvellous power of delineating animal life renders him unequalled in our time" (Dedication to A Monograph of the Phasianidae or Family of the Pheasants.) Sir Edwin Landseer said of Wolf that he is "without exception the best all-around animal artist who ever lived. When a good many artists of the present day are forgotten, Wolf will be remembered." The the lithographic self is approximately 20 inches wide by 16 inches tall. In frame, the pieces 25 inches wide by 21 inches tall . The same piece has sold at auction for between $800-$1500
Price: 699.99 USD
Location: Redondo Beach, California
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Daniel Giraud
Size: Large
Signed: Yes
Period: Victorian (1830-1900)
Material: Paper
Item Length: 21 in
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Region of Origin: London England
Framing: Framed
Subject: Big Cat
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1800
Item Height: 16 in
Theme: Natural History
Style: Realism
Features: Hand Tinted
Production Technique: Lithography
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
