Lièvre. / Lepro. / Hase. / Hare. / Haas 1829 - 1880

"Hare" is an 1829-1880 hand-colored lithograph by the firm Joseph Scholz, currently housed in the Rijksmuseum. The artwork depicts two hares in a natural setting, with the larger hare standing upright and the smaller hare crouching in the grass. This detailed natural history print is typical of the 19th-century artistic interest in depicting the beauty and diversity of the natural world. The use of color and intricate detail make it an example of early color lithography, which was a popular medium for scientific illustration.