American Great Horned Owl, one-fourth actual size. Lithograph c1908.

by Fuertes, Louis Agassiz

Antique print of Great Horned Owl with rabbit.

Original colour-printed lithograph by Louis Agassiz Fuertes for the Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture, published in New York c1908.

The USDA employed artist to document fruit, vegetables, some nut varieties that were developed by growers around the turn of the 20th century. A few of the local wildlife were also portrayed. The USDA Yearbooks were distributed to growers and gardeners across America.

Image size is 22 x 13cm (8 5/8 x 5 1/8 inches).