The Anatomy of The Mysterious Merman

£25.00

An A4 Giclēe print of an original drawing, featuring the imagined anatomy of a feejee mermaid/Merman.

The perfect gift for the merman/mermaid fans in your life!

The original curiosities date to the 19th Century 'feejee mermaids' were displayed at sideshows such as that that of the famous showman, P. T Barnum. These were also often known as monkey-fish as they were believed to be made from the head of a monkey and the tail of a fish. However, The Horniman Museum merman was scanned an x-rayed some years ago, revealing  that it was actually constructed from an array of materials, including wire, clay and cloth. This result was fascinating, but a little disappointing in the eyes of B&E! Here, the internal structure has been reimagined, revealing it's 'real' anatomy!

This is an A4 archival quality Giclēe print of the original artwork by Laura Cronin aka Bumble & Earwig. Printed on Hahnemuhle rag paper.

An A4 Giclēe print of an original drawing, featuring the imagined anatomy of a feejee mermaid/Merman.

The perfect gift for the merman/mermaid fans in your life!

The original curiosities date to the 19th Century 'feejee mermaids' were displayed at sideshows such as that that of the famous showman, P. T Barnum. These were also often known as monkey-fish as they were believed to be made from the head of a monkey and the tail of a fish. However, The Horniman Museum merman was scanned an x-rayed some years ago, revealing  that it was actually constructed from an array of materials, including wire, clay and cloth. This result was fascinating, but a little disappointing in the eyes of B&E! Here, the internal structure has been reimagined, revealing it's 'real' anatomy!

This is an A4 archival quality Giclēe print of the original artwork by Laura Cronin aka Bumble & Earwig. Printed on Hahnemuhle rag paper.

21cm x 30 cm