Douglas’s Squirrel (Sciurus douglassii) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 Size:20x28in (50x70cm) Arabia (Arabian Peninsula)

Arabia (Arabian Peninsula)

shortly after

travel-ready optimism characteristic of the era

or for anyone returning from travels in Austria’s lake district

Douglas’s Squirrel (Sciurus douglassii) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 Size:20x28in (50x70cm) Arabia (Arabian Peninsula)Sciurus Douglassii, Douglasss Squirrel. Natural size. 1. Male, 2. Female. by John Woodhouse Audubon is a quintessential Victorian zoological illustration from 1845, created in the great American tradition of natural history art. John Woodhouseson of the famed John James Audubonbrought the same rigor and field born observation to mammals that his father brought to birds. Here, he renders Douglass squirrel at life size, keying male (1) and female (2)