Taxidermy ox, enhanced reproduction taken from a 1909 Richard Kearton's Wild Nature's Ways. Weird stuffed animal home decor poster print 079

"Shouldering the imitation ox", enhanced reproduction taken from a 1909 edition of Richard Kearton's Wild Nature's Ways.

This stuffed ox was commissioned by the Keartons brothers, one of the very first professional wildlife photographers to be used for concealing both camera and photographer to get ever closer to their subjects.

"As the Greeks of old entered Troy in a wooden horse, it occurred to me one day that by the employment of similar stealthy means I might perhaps enter some of the secrets of the bird world. I therefore went straightway to a butcher and requested him to buy the largest fat ox he could lay his hands upon, skin it carefully, and send the hide to my old friend, Mr. Rowland Ward, of Piccadilly, who stuffed it so well that during its palmy days before it had been blown over and otherwise injured, it was several times mis- taken, when out in the fields, for a live animal. The skin of the bullock is stretched over a wooden framework, rendering it strong enough to carry the weight of a man, and at the same time sufficiently light to be easily deported on the shoulder as shown in our illustrations."

Wild nature's ways
by Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928

Please bear in mind that you are buying an unframed reproduction and not the genuine vintage art.



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10 x 10 inches
12 x 12 inches



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🡺 Please note:
This poster is a digitally enhanced reproduction only and not the original vintage paper.
This listing is for a print only. Mats, frames and accessories shown in pictures are for decoration/composition purposes only and are not included.
Due to monitor differences, actual print colours may vary slightly from what appears on your screen.
This print is an independent and unofficial interpretation of the original art.

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