Hudson Bay Lemming (Myodes Hudsonius) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 Size:30x40in (75x100cm) Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina

Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina

illustrated with its harbor

show him testing how far he could move from naturalistic depiction while still evoking place and feeling

the Down Survey was a massive undertaking that aimed to measure and record all of the lands in Ireland

Hudson Bay Lemming (Myodes Hudsonius) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 Size:30x40in (75x100cm) Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia ruminaMyodes Hudsonius, Hudson Bay Lemming. Natural size. by John Woodhouse Audubon (1845) captures the Victorian fascination with observing and documenting the natural world. The American artistson of the famed ornithologist John James Audubonrenders the Hudson Bay lemming with scientific precision and an artists eye for composition. In keeping with mid 19th century natural history practice, the animal is shown at actual scale, its pose nestled into a