Restored from a late 19th-century scientific plate, this vintage illustration depicts the herbivorous Iguanodon (Iguanodon bernissartensis) browsing among palm-like trees in a lush prehistoric landscape, with a second individual shown in the distance. The composition reflects Victorian interpretations of Iguanodon as a large, semi-upright plant-eater, emphasizing its powerful hind limbs, heavy tail, and flexible forelimbs used for grasping vegetation. Designed to evoke the appearance of an illustrated newspaper or popular science journal, the print incorporates original text reproduced from Extinct Monsters: A Popular Account of Some of the Larger Forms of Ancient Animal Life by Henry Neville Hutchinson, where these illustrations were first published in 1886. Carefully restored to preserve period typography, engraved linework, and tonal shading, this artwork combines early paleontological reconstruction with authentic historical text, resulting in a distinctive natural history print with a deliberate newspaper-style presentation.
Unframed Print
