| Daniel Giraud Elliot Gallery |
| Monograph of the Felidae (Family of the Cats) | |||
| The cats, in full folio, are depicted in life-like and even narrative poses, amidst the vegetation of their habitats. The plates were a collaboration between two of the nineteenth century's most eminent names in the field of natural history, Joseph Wolf and Joseph Smit. According to Peter Dance (The Art of Natural History, Woodstock, NY 1978), 'Wolf did his best work when the company was to his liking. In Elliot he had a sympathetic patron and in Smit a kindred, if less gifted, spirit.' Wolf not only contributed to some of the most distinguished books on natural history of his own generation; he was an important influence on illustrators who followed in the tradition. | |||
| Publication City: London Medium: Lithographs with original hand-coloring Dimensions: 18.5 x 23.5 inches Date: 1883 | |||
| SELECTIONS FROM THIS WORK | |||
 Felis Canadensis details |  Felis Catus details |  Felis Eyra details |  Felis Javanensis details |  Felis Manul details |  Felis Ornata details |  Felis Pardalis details |  Felis Pardina details |  Felis Planiceps details |  Felis Rubiginosa details |  Felis Rufa details |  Felis Serval details |  Felis Shawiana details |  Felis Tigrina details |  Felis Tristis details | |
