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Rowlandson 1799

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Rowlandson drew the 4th London rhino at the Exeter Change. The print was meant to be colored by hand and was a satirical comparison of the human and animal kingdoms. The above image appears again in reverse as the lower part with a man’s profile with that of a camel above in a rare 1822 album ( three known to exist) of pen and ink drawings and watercolours entitled ‘Comparative Anatomy; Resemblances of Man and Beast’, most certainly influenced by Lavater’s popular book at the time.

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