Common Mouse (Mus musculus) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 normandy He was among the first

He was among the first to print maps in two colors

angular contours define the figure

and mountains with stunning clarity

Each map is expertly produced using the giclée printing technique on archival-grade paper or artist's cotton canvas

a hallmark of French travel advertising at the time

Common Mouse (Mus musculus) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 normandy He was among the firstJohn Woodhouse Audubons Mus musculus, Common Mouse. (Male, female & young. Natural size.) (1845) is a delightful union of natural history and still life. Painted at the height of the Victorian passion for scientific classification, the work shows the common house mouse at true scale and in multiple life stages, observed with the calm precision that made 19th century zoological illustration both educational and irresistibly charming. Set amid domestic