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John Woodhouse Audubon - Puttorius ermninea, White Weasel, Stoat. Natural size. 1. Male, 2. Female.

Puttorius ermninea, White Weasel, Stoat. Natural size. 1. Male, 2. Female. (1845-1848)

John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)
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The Artist died in 1862 so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries where the copyright term is the Artist's life plus 70 years or fewer. It is in the public domain in the United States because it was published or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office before Jan 1, 1926
John Woodhouse Audubon

John Woodhouse Audubon was the second son of the famed ornithologist and painter, John James Audubon. Like his father, he was primarily a painter of wildlife, but also did some portraits and genre scenes of the westward migration.

He grew up in Kentucky, Ohio and Louisiana, where he attended a school taught by his mother, Lucy. At an early age, he joined his father in his scientific pursuits, becoming an active traveler and gatherer of specimens. In 1833, they traveled to Labrador, after which his father wrote that "John has drawn a few Birds, as good as any I ever made, and in a few months I hope to give this department of my duty up to him altogether".

The following year, the family was in London. Both John and his brother, Victor Gifford Audubon (1809-1860) studied painting and made copies of works. The year 1837 saw collecting expeditions in Florida and Texas; the latter conducted from a navy cutter that had been assigned to them by President Andrew Jackson. From 1839 to 1843, he was responsible for producing a second edition of The Birds of America, overseeing the reduction of 500 plates.

Over the next few years, he created half the illustrations used for The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America and managed the printing process. A folio size edition of The Birds of America began production in 1860, but never came to full fruition because of the Civil War. After 1839, he lived in New York City, in a house next to his father's. Throughout the 1840s and 1850s, he exhibited animal paintings and portraits at the Apollo Association, the American Art Union and the National Academy of Design.

In 1849, he joined the California Company, financed by Ambrose Kingsland, among others, and led by Colonel Henry Livingston Webb (1795–1876), a veteran of the recent Mexican–American War. They got as far as the mouth of the Rio Grande (by ship), when they were hit by cholera and some of the company's money was stolen. At that point, Webb and a dozen others resigned and John took over command. He led them across northern Mexico and Arizona and they arrived in San Diego eight months later. His paints and canvases were abandoned in the desert and he had to use his sketches for gun wadding. He spent seven months in California, but most of his watercolors were lost in transit when he shipped them to New York. Thirty-four unfinished sketches have been preserved at the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles.

He had nine children; two by his first wife, Maria Rebecca Bachman (1816–1840), daughter of John Bachman, who had been a collaborator on Quadrupeds, and seven by his second wife, Caroline Hall (1811–1899).

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Arvicola xanthognathus, Yellow cheeked Meadow Mouse. Natural size.

Arvicola xanthognathus, Yellow cheeked Meadow Mouse. Natural size. (1845-1848)

John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)
Mus Rattus et var., Black Rat. Natural size. Old & young.

Mus Rattus et var., Black Rat. Natural size. Old & young. (1845-1848)

John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)
Spermophilus macrourus, Large-tailed Spermophile. Male. Natural size.

Spermophilus macrourus, Large-tailed Spermophile. Male. Natural size. (1845-1848)

John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)
Sciurus feruginiventris, Red-bellied Squirrel. Natural size. Male, female and young.

Sciurus feruginiventris, Red-bellied Squirrel. Natural size. Male, female and young. (1845-1848)

John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)
Vulpes fulvus, American Black, or Silver Fox.

Vulpes fulvus, American Black, or Silver Fox. (1845-1848)

John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)
Tarandus furcifer, Caribou, or American Rein Deer. Males. 1. Summer pelage, 2. Winter pelage.

Tarandus furcifer, Caribou, or American Rein Deer. Males. 1. Summer pelage, 2. Winter pelage. (1845-1848)

John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)
Mus aureolus, Orange colored Mouse. (Male & female. Natural size.)

Mus aureolus, Orange colored Mouse. (Male & female. Natural size.) (1845-1848)

John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)
Lepus Americanus, Northern Hare. Summer. Natural size. 1. Male, 2. Female.

Lepus Americanus, Northern Hare. Summer. Natural size. 1. Male, 2. Female. (1845-1848)

John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)
Sciurus leporinus, Hare Squirrel. Natural size.

Sciurus leporinus, Hare Squirrel. Natural size. (1845-1848)

John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)
Putorius nigripes, Black-footed Ferret. (Natural size.)

Putorius nigripes, Black-footed Ferret. (Natural size.) (1845-1848)

John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)
Sorex palustris, American Marsh Shrew. Males. Natural size.

Sorex palustris, American Marsh Shrew. Males. Natural size. (1845-1848)

John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)
Arvicola richardsonii, Richardson’s Meadow Mouse. Natural size.

Arvicola richardsonii, Richardson’s Meadow Mouse. Natural size. (1845-1848)

John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)
1. Spermophilus Townsendii, American Souslik. Male 2. Arvicola Oregoni, Oregon Meadow-Mouse. Male 3. Arvicola Texiana, Texan Meadow Mouse. Male

1. Spermophilus Townsendii, American Souslik. Male 2. Arvicola Oregoni, Oregon Meadow-Mouse. Male 3. Arvicola Texiana, Texan Meadow Mouse. Male (1845-1848)

John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)
Lepus glacialis, Polar Hare. Natural size.

Lepus glacialis, Polar Hare. Natural size. (1845-1848)

John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)
Canis familiaris, Esquimaux Dog.

Canis familiaris, Esquimaux Dog. (1845-1848)

John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812-1862)
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