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Hudson's Bay Lemming

John Woodhouse Audubon

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a painting of two small rodents in a grassy field. A white rodent with brown markings on its back and head faces right, positioned on a patch of dirt and grass on the left side. A reddish-brown rodent faces left, standing in a small body of water in front of the white rodent. Both rodents have small eyes and short tails. Surrounding them are various plants, including tall grasses and white wildflowers. In the background, a dark and cloudy sky looms over a hilly landscape.

Artwork details

Date:
1846
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 321 px
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