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Creator:
Charles Hamilton Smith, 1776–1859
Title:
North American Prairie Wolf
Additional Title(s):

Lyciscus Latrans, Prairie Wolf of North America

Gray Wolf
Part Of:

Collective Title: Original Sketches of Animals & etc.

Date:
ca. 1837
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/16 × 6 9/16 inches (10.6 × 16.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower center: "Lyciscus Latrans | Prairie wolf of N. America"; inscribed in graphite, upper center: "79"

Signed in pen and black ink, lower right: "chs", not dated

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.2257
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
animal art
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:35210
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