Striped Mullet (Mugil brasiliensis) by John L. Petrie, 1898 36x20max70min16 a titan of early twentieth-century

a titan of early twentieth-century American cartography

while the simplified architectural volumes keep the image crisp and modern

captures a dramatic and intriguing aspect of nature through Turner's uniquely expressive style

the composition becomes a lucid stage on which continents

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Striped Mullet (Mugil brasiliensis) by John L. Petrie, 1898 36x20max70min16 a titan of early twentieth-centuryThe Striped Mullet, Mugil brasiliensis (1898) by John L. Petrie arrives from the golden age of American natural history illustration, when art and science converged on the printed page. Created for William C. Harriss landmark portfolio The Fishes of North America, Petries plate reflects the lateVictorian pursuit of accuracy in both anatomy and coloration. Working from freshly collected specimens, he sought to capture the living sheen of the fish