John Hancock (ornithologist)

English ornithologist and taxidermist

John Hancock (24 February 1808 – 11 October 1890) was an English naturalist, ornithologist, taxidermist, and landscape architect. Working during the golden age of taxidermy, when mounted animals became a popular part of Victorian-era interior design, Hancock is considered the father of modern taxidermy Hancock introduced the style of dramatic and lifelike arrangement in taxidermy. One of his famous works, Struggle with the Quarry, depicted a falcon attacking a heron that held an eel.

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