The Hunter-Naturalist: Romance of Sporting; or, Wild Scenes and Wild Hunters
Artist
Alfred Jacob Miller
(American, 1810 - 1874)
Author
Charles Wilkins Webber
(1819 - 1856)
Date1851
Mediumprinted on paper; chromolithographs and woodcuts on paper
DimensionsQuarto: 11 × 7 inches (27.9 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number11.97.1
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
DescriptionPublished Philadelphia, 1851; bound dark brown cloth; uncut; woodcuts b/w, Miller reproductions, chromoliths; contains information on J. J. Audubon and Alexander WilsonLabel TextWebber produced a book that extolled his passions for natural history and hunting. He wrote about John James Audubon as a scientist who was also an adventurer. Webber included illustrations by Alfred Jacob Miller. Miller’s Hunting the Grizzly expresses Webber’s admiration for the chase. The Rosenthals firm used chromolithography to make some of the illustrations. In 1851, this was a new method to print in color. It allowed Webber to present a book that kept the artistic quality of Miller’s art. Yet, the book was less expensive than one with hand-colored pictures.
ProvenanceLindley Eberstadt, New York; gifted February 10, 1958 to H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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