Audubon's
superb paintings capture in exquisite detail the
breathtaking beauty of the four-footed creatures
that populated the North American forest and plains
of the 1840's.
In the
early 1840's John James Audubon decided to paint
the animals of North America.
Having achieved
worldwide fame with his "Birds of North America",
he joined with his son, John, and Dr. John Bachman
to draw and describe America's quadrupeds. The result
was the publication of The Viviparous
Quadrupeds of North America (1845-48). Like
the birds, the animal paintings have no equal, and
are still considered the finest animal prints published
in America. The pictures in this screen saver are directly
from the original three-volume first edition Imperial
Folio size (28 x 22 inches) printing. There are 52
images presented in Audubon Animals
of North America Screensaver.
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