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Rhinoceros (Genus)

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  • A rhinoceros, possibly a Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis). Engraving by J McGahey.
  • Adam and Eve are condemned to a life of work outside Eden. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.
  • A rhinoceros with a phallic-like horn and an elongated condom with the message in French: "What distinguishes humans from animals is (it is said) intelligence"; a statement about AIDS. Colour silk screen print after A. Le Quernec, 1993.
  • A gathering of many different animals with a large walled classical Italian-style garden behind and a banner bearing the book title above. Etching by W. Hollar, 1663, after himself.
  • The head of a rhinoceros with overgrown horn thought to be a unicorn. Coloured lithograph by (J.H.?) Clark after Campbell.
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Catalogue

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    Eve presents Adam with the apple. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

    Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767. | Reference: 20727i
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    History of the rhinoceros.

    Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934. | Date: 1914
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    Adam and Eve are condemned to a life of work outside Eden. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.

    Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767. | Reference: 20798i
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    A rhinoceros, possibly a Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis). Engraving by J McGahey.

    | Reference: 39880i
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    The head of a rhinoceros with overgrown horn thought to be a unicorn. Coloured lithograph by (J.H.?) Clark after Campbell.

    Campbell. | Date: 1822 | Reference: 39933i
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