Walter Potter | |
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 Portrait of Walter Potter c. 1910 | |
| Born | 2 July 1835 Bramber, Sussex, England |
| Died | 21 May 1918 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Taxidermist |
| Known for | Assembled a popular collection of anthropomorphic dioramas. |
Walter Potter (2 July 1835 – 21 May 1918)[1][2] was an English taxidermist noted for his anthropomorphic dioramas featuring mounted animals mimicking human life, which he displayed at his museum in Bramber, Sussex, England. The exhibition was a well-known and popular example of "Victorian whimsy" for many years, even after Potter's death; however, enthusiasm for such entertainments waned in the twentieth century, and his collection was finally dispersed in 2003.
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- ^ "Walter Potter (1835–1918)". ravishingbeasts.com. 3 November 2006. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.