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Large-tailed Skunk (Mephitis macroura) by John Woodhouse Audubon, 1845 36x14max50 the relief softens into theJohn Woodhouse Audubons Mephitis macroura, Large tailed Skunk. Male. Natural size. (18451848) is a quintessential Victorian zoological illustration, created at the height of 19thcentury naturalism. Working in the tradition of scientific art, Audubon captures the largetailed skunk with observant precision and quiet drama, presenting the animal at true scale to emphasize proportion, stance, and the expressive sweep of its magnificent tail. The