Artwork
Cotton Rat
Cotton Rat is an ink print by the Romanticist artist John T. Bowen. It dates from 1843 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: E1557 / $65.00; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 5 (circled) text at top on stone: No. 6. / Plate, XXX. text at bottom on stone: Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S. F.L.S. / Arvicola Hispidus, Say & Ord. / Cotton Rat. / Natural Size. / Lith. Printed & Cold. by J.T. Bowen, Philada. 1843.
About this work
Overview
Cotton Rat is a hand-colored lithograph created by John T. Bowen in 1843.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts two brown rats in a grassy field near a small house, surrounded by white flowers and green plants. The rats are labeled 'Cotton Rats', likely indicating their scientific identity.
Technique & Style
The image was produced using lithography, a printmaking process. The lithograph is hand-colored and printed on wove paper, adding to its visual detail and texture.
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