Hare Squirrel (Sciurus leporinus) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 mediterranean As a federal instrument rendered

As a federal instrument rendered with artisanal finesse

fluent in the visual language of Jugendstil

The rich narrative woven into the artwork

setting up a compelling dialogue between freedom and order

Hare Squirrel (Sciurus leporinus) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 mediterranean As a federal instrument renderedSciurus leporinus, Hare Squirrel (1845) by John Woodhouse Audubon captures a quintessential moment from the golden age of natural history illustration. John Woodhouse Audubon (18121862), American artist and naturalist and the son of John James Audubon, dedicated his career to uniting scientific observation with painterly nuance. Created in the mid 1840s for the Audubon familys landmark mammal studies, this Victorian zoological illustration presents