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# The squirrel in women's portraits of early modern England and the spread of leprosy by rodents
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/v-anglii-novogo-vremeni-belka-simvolizirovala-prostitutsiiu-tak-chto-etot-gryzun-na-zhenskom-portrete-ni-o-chem-khoroshem-ne-govorit/
- Published: 2017-12-24T12:01:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:58:01.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Art, London, Science, Mores, Nature, Humour

In Early Modern England the squirrel symbolised prostitution, so this rodent in a woman's portrait augurs nothing good. Though it has recently been proved that squirrels also spread leprosy