Woolly Rhinoceros | 1896

Restored from a late 19th-century scientific plate, this vintage illustration portrays the Woolly Rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis), a formidable Ice Age mammal shown standing in a stark, open landscape. The dense shaggy coat, powerful body, and prominent paired horns reflect Victorian reconstructions of this cold-adapted rhinoceros, emphasizing its ability to endure severe Arctic and sub-Arctic climates alongside the mammoth. 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, fine engraved textures, and subtle tonal shading, this artwork unites early paleontological imagination with authentic historical text, resulting in a distinctive natural history print with a deliberate newspaper-style presentation.