Struggle with the Quarry - John Hancock, 1851Taxidermy mount. The Natural History Society of Northum
Struggle with the Quarry - John Hancock, 1851Taxidermy mount. The Natural History Society of Northumbria, The Hancock Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne.This multi-layered taxidermy piece was created by John Hancock, popularly known as the father of modern taxidermy. He popularized the idea of preparing a specimen so that it was in dramatic motion, rather than demurely posed. This example depicts a falcon attacking a heron which held an eel. -- source link
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