'Striped American Marmot' viewed in profile, facing to the right of the image. Etching print on paper. Etched by either Edward or Harriet Griffith, for Georges Cuvier's publication 'The Animal Kingdom'. Published by G. B. Whittaker, London, 1827.

A striped marmot viewed in profile, facing to the right of the image. Title and name of publisher and etcher are given below the image.

Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier, known as Georges Cuvier (1769–1832) was a French naturalist and zoologist. He was a major figure in natural sciences research during the early 19th century. He devloped on the work of Linnaeus, Buffon and Hunter, undertaking comprehensive research into the comparative anatomy of animals. His most renowned work was the Le Règne animal destribué d'après son organisation' ('The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization'), which first appeared as four volumes in 1817 and was expanded and revised in the following years.

Edward Griffith (1790-1858), a solicitor and amateur naturalist, translated the work into English for publication in London by G. B. Whittaker in 1827. Griffith was a member of the Zoological Society and a fellow of the Linnaean and Royal Societies. He appended much new material to Cuvier’s work, expanding it to fifteen volumes.

Plates used to illustrate the work were mainly by Griffith or his artist wife, Harriet, but more accomplished illustrations were provided by the printmaker Thomas Landseer, who reproduced many of the wildlife paintings of his brother, Sir Edwin Landseer.

Written with reference to:
"All Nature is so full": Man and other animals, a Special Collections exhibition at Kings College London.

This was an illustration in Georges Cuvier's renouned publication 'Le Règne animal destribué d'après son organisation' ('The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization'). It was translated into English and expanded by Edward Griffith (1790-1858) for publication in London by G. B. Whittaker in 1827. The majority of the illustrations were by Griffith or his artist wife, Harriet.

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