
Lion, Panthera leo, and cougar, Puma concolor
Lion, Panthera leo, and cougar, Puma concolor. . Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuvier's Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals, Paris, France, 1816. Illustration by J. G. Pretre, engraved by Prudhon, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by F.G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later became artist to the Museum of Natural History.
Credit
Mary Evans
Dimensions
4016 x 6504 pixels
Print Size @ 300 dpi
13 x 22 inches / 34 x 55 cm