Richardson's Columbian Squirrel (Sciurus richardsonii) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 Size:16x20in (40x50cm) rendering steep cliffs

rendering steep cliffs

Basilica di Santa Maria Novella

As a leading figure of American ornithology and art

and the sweeping plateaus in between

Richardson's Columbian Squirrel (Sciurus richardsonii) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 Size:16x20in (40x50cm) rendering steep cliffsJohn Woodhouse Audubons Sciurus Richardsonii, Richardsons Columbian Squirrel. Natural size. Male & Female. (18451848) is a poised study from the golden age of natural history illustration. The son of the famed ornithologist John James Audubon, John Woodhouse inherited a keen eye for field observation and a painters sensitivity to light and texture. Here, he captures a pair of North American squirrels at life size, their bodies animated on a leafy