Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) A mountain hare signed 'A Thorburn' l.l., watercolour 19.5 x 22.5cm This painting is another version of the picture Thorburn produced for plate 35 of vol.2 of his well known book 'British Mammals'. Presumably, it was painted at the request of a client who particularly liked the image in the book, or perhaps it was a preliminary version of the painting he eventually produced for the plate. Condition report: Unexamined out of the glazed frame, acidic mount, some discolouration and yellowing to the paper, a few specks of foxing across the sheet, an unusual blueish mark approximately 1cm in diameter, below the hare's front paw, see illustrations.