Alrecht Dürer, 1521. Believed to be the first depiction of a Walrus by a European Artist
October 19, 2009
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man. he looks pissed off.
bet they thought it hunted orca or something.
Comment by Che Tibby — October 19, 2009 @ 7:21 am
Durer also did the first Rhinoceros etc etc.
IIRC it was based on descriptions of a specemin that sank on its way to portugal.It happened like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BCrer%27s_RhinocerosComment by lyndon — October 19, 2009 @ 8:52 am
Looks like a walrus as drawn by Dr Seuss.
Comment by Andy Milne — October 19, 2009 @ 8:52 am
“How do I get such definition, separation, and length to my eyelashes? LOreal. Because I’m worth it”
Comment by garethw — October 19, 2009 @ 8:58 am
Looks like Nick Smith on a bad day.
Comment by toad — October 19, 2009 @ 4:31 pm
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