{"product_id":"say-s-least-shrew-sorex-parvus-by-john-woodhouse-audubon-1845","title":"Say’s Least Shrew (Sorex parvus) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Woodhouse Audubon’s Sorex parvus, Say’s Least Shrew. Natural size. (1845–1848) is a superb example of 19th-century natural history illustration at its most exacting and elegant. Created during the Victorian era’s surge of interest in the natural sciences, the work presents a life‑size portrait of one of North America’s tiniest mammals with a clarity meant for field study as much as for the drawing room. The composition is spare and focused: the diminutive shrew arcs gently over warm, earthy ground, set against fresh green foliage and a clean, light field that keeps the eye on the animal’s delicate form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis listing offers a museum-quality fine art print of the artwork, available on acid‑free archival paper or on artist’s cotton canvas. Choose from a range of sizes to suit anything from a study nook to a feature wall. The Unique Maps Co. can frame your print to order, add tasteful borders, or personalize it with a caption or dedication. Custom sizing and color‑calibrated proofs are also available to ensure the perfect fit for your space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Woodhouse Audubon (1812–1862), son of the famed John James Audubon, carried forward his family’s passion for documenting the natural world. A principal artist for The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America (1845–1848), he balanced scientific accuracy with painterly sensitivity, producing plates that were both authoritative and aesthetically refined. His training in the field, often under challenging conditions, lent his animals the alert postures and tactile details that distinguish his best work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe subject here—labeled Sorex parvus, Say’s Least Shrew—reflects the era’s evolving taxonomy and the period’s ambition to catalog North American fauna for scientists and the public alike. The shrew’s minute size and quick, ground‑hugging life made it a difficult creature to observe, so images like this served as vital records for identification and study. By presenting the animal at natural size, Audubon emphasizes both its fragility and its resilience, inviting viewers to consider the hidden lives unfolding in leaf litter and underbrush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColor and design are deployed with enviable restraint. Verdant greens in the leaves are modeled with soft, layered strokes, while the soil is rendered in subtle browns touched with warm, orangish notes that suggest sunlit earth. The shrew’s fur is described through delicate tonal gradations rather than hard contours, heightening the sense of softness and motion. Negative space and a pale ground keep the composition luminous and readable from across a room—one reason this print feels as at home in a modern interior as in a traditional library. For naturalists and design lovers alike, it offers a rare blend of scientific clarity and timeless visual harmony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fine art print makes a thoughtful gift for wildlife enthusiasts, biologists, teachers, and anyone who appreciates Victorian-era natural history. It’s perfect for Christmas, birthdays, Mother’s or Father’s Day, a housewarming, or as a keepsake for someone who has recently explored North America’s woodlands and prairies.\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=\"\/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=\"\/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=\"\/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=\"\/pages\/contact-us\" data-mce-href=\"\/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=\"\/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=\"\/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":58405441667456,"sku":"UM00314860A","price":362.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58405441700224,"sku":"UM00314861A","price":973.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed canvas","offer_id":58405441732992,"sku":"UM00314862A","price":1019.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Art print","offer_id":58405441765760,"sku":"UM00314863A","price":362.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed art print","offer_id":58405441798528,"sku":"UM00314864A","price":973.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed 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