Plate 43: Mongoose and Badger with Fruit Trees

Joris Hoefnagel

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a mongoose and a badger beside a river, surrounded by fruit-bearing trees. The image features two animals in a naturalistic style, with the left side showing a mongoose by the water's edge, and on the right, a badger resting on a small grassy mound. The entire scene is encircled with an arboreal border showcasing branches with fruit. Above and below the circle are Latin inscriptions. This is in the style of medieval or Renaissance scientific illustrations, where both the animals and plants are depicted with a focus on detail and realism.