Canada Otter in a Trap
Canada Otter in a Trap (Lutra canadensis) — The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America · J. J. Audubon & John Bachman (illus. John Woodhouse Audubon) · 1845.
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Where it works
Audubon’s Canada otter snarls on a fallen log, one forefoot caught in a steel trap baited with a fish, dark brown fur against green reeds, set on cream with a typeset label. At 24×36 in black it suits a study or a fishing cabin, beside his Sea Otter.
Size, framing & materials
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 1827–1848 (Audubon)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- chocolate brown, dark green, cream
- Mood
- dramatic, earthy
- Rooms
- study or library
- Good gift for
- him
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed. See it to scale on your wall →
Framing. A slim black or dark wood frame right to the plate edge; the plate's own margin frames the subject.
Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.
- Restored in-house from the original public-domain plate, cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution
- Museum-quality archival paper: heavyweight, acid-free, resists yellowing
- Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size
- Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen
Shipping & returns
About this plate: Audubon’s Quadrupeds by plate number (this is Plate LI)
