{"product_id":"richardsons-ground-squirrel-spermophilus-richardsonii-by-john-woodhouse-audubon-1845","title":"Richardson's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus richardsonii) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpermophilus Richardsonii, Richardson’s Spermophile. Natural size. by John Woodhouse Audubon (1845) is a quintessential Victorian zoological illustration, created during the golden age of natural history. Audubon—an American artist working in the mid-19th century—belonged to the tradition that joined exacting field observation with painterly sensitivity. This plate presents Richardson’s ground squirrel at actual scale, its alert posture and meticulously rendered fur set against a clean, uncluttered ground so the animal remains the sole focus. It is both an elegant work of art and a precise scientific record from a period when documenting North America’s fauna was a cultural fascination and an emerging scientific imperative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis listing offers a museum-quality fine art print of Audubon’s plate, produced on acid-free archival paper or on artist’s cotton canvas. Choose from a range of sizes to suit your space, with optional custom framing and matting for a ready-to-hang piece. The Unique Maps Co. also provides personalization and customization options, including tailored sizing and curated frame finishes to complement your decor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the artist: John Woodhouse Audubon (1812–1862), son of John James Audubon, helped carry forward his family’s legacy of natural history illustration. He contributed extensively to the celebrated 19th-century efforts to depict North American wildlife with unmatched fidelity, combining the discipline of scientific study with a keen eye for lifelike posture, anatomy, and habitat cues. His work remains admired for its clarity, sensitivity, and exacting draftsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the subject and its significance: The plate depicts Richardson’s ground squirrel—scientifically known in Audubon’s era as Spermophilus richardsonii (modern taxonomy recognizes Urocitellus richardsonii)—a small, social rodent native to the northern prairies of North America. By presenting the animal at natural size, Audubon underscores the educational mission of 19th-century natural history: to bring the field specimen into the parlor or library with enough truthfulness to teach anatomy, behavior, and proportion at a glance. Works like this fostered public understanding of biodiversity at a time when exploration and taxonomy were rapidly expanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn color, style, and why this piece endures: The composition’s restrained, scholarly palette is anchored by a crisp white ground, allowing warm straw-yellow and soft orange-ochre tones in the fur to glow without distraction. Fine, delicate strokes describe the squirrel’s pelt with subtle shifts of brown and umber, while minimal hints of terrain keep the focus on musculature, stance, and expression. This balance of scientific clarity and aesthetic warmth makes the print remarkably versatile: it reads as both a conversation-starting artwork and a timeless study suitable for a study, library, nursery, or nature-inspired living space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis print makes a thoughtful gift for naturalists, wildlife lovers, and anyone with an affinity for classic scientific art—ideal for Christmas, birthdays, Father’s or Mother’s Day, a housewarming, or as a memento for someone returning from travels across North America’s prairie landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're not sure what size to order, or you're looking for a custom order of some kind \u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e a different size, a different colour, a special frame \u003cspan\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e then please \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e. I usually respond within a few minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can see an example of my fine art personalisation service in the fifth image. Zoom in and take a look. My personalised artwork is always very well received. Take a look at \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003emore examples of personalisation\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also choose to \u003cem\u003eage\u003c\/em\u003e your art print to make it look older. This is popular amongst my customers who want their artwork to look like an older, antique print. You can see an example of ageing in the sixth product image, or go ahead and check out \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/sepia-aged-maps\"\u003elots of examples of other aged artwork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 18x24in (45x60cm) version of this art print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI can print and frame this beautiful piece of art at sizes up to 3 metres (10ft). If you are looking for a size or framing option that isn't available online, please \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\" data-mce-href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis artwork is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. My \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/map-finishes-framed-canvas\"\u003estandard frames\u003c\/a\u003e come in six colours (black, dark brown, dark grey, antique gold, oak and white), and \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/custom-framing\"\u003ecustom framing\u003c\/a\u003e is available for an additional charge. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58405437538688,"sku":"UM00314734A","price":85.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58405437571456,"sku":"UM00314735A","price":227.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58405437604224,"sku":"UM00314736A","price":238.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58405437636992,"sku":"UM00314737A","price":85.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58405437669760,"sku":"UM00314738A","price":227.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed 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