Chiroptera [Bats] Rectangle Canvas Wrap hide-from-collections Ida Rentoul Outhwaite was an

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite was an Australian illustrator of children's books

but this one

these embellishments are designed to make a lasting impression—without saying a word

working both as tattoo artists and "tattooed attractions" in vaudeville houses

High-quality faux leather wraps the bottom and center panels

Chiroptera [Bats] Rectangle Canvas Wrap hide-from-collections Ida Rentoul Outhwaite was an"Chiroptera" [Bats] (1904) plate 67 from Kunstformen der Natur by Ernst Haeckel Ernst Haeckel (1834 1919) was a German zoologist and naturalist who described and named thousands of new species and created many terms used today in biology. His work of over one hundred illustrations of animals and sea creatures, Kunstformen der Natur ("Art Forms in Nature"), would go on to influence the Art Nouveau artistic movement. This plate, Chiroptera, depicts the