Editing Taxidermy (section)

===Anthropomorphic taxidermy===
[[File:Potter'sRabbitSchool.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2<!--size for very low image-->|[[Walter Potter]]'s ''Rabbit School'', 1930s]]
In the late 19th century, a style known as [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] taxidermy became popular. A 'Victorian whimsy', mounted animals were dressed as people or displayed as if engaged in human activities. An early example of this genre was displayed by Herman Ploucquet, from [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]], at the [[Great Exhibition]] in London.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Henning|first=Michelle|year=2007| title= Anthropomorphic taxidermy and the death of nature: The curious art of Hermann Ploucquet, Walter Potter and Charles Waterton. |journal=Victorian Literature and Culture| volume= 35|issue=2|pages=663–678|doi=10.1017/S1060150307051704|s2cid=59405158| url=http://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/previewfile/1030346/Download.pdf}}</ref>
[[File:Taxidermy frogs playing pool.jpg|thumb|Taxidermy frogs playing pool.]]
The best-known practitioner in this genre was the English taxidermist [[Walter Potter]], whose most famous work was ''The Death and Burial of [[Cock Robin]]''. Among his other scenes were "a rat's den being raided by the local police rats ... [a] village school ... featuring 48 little rabbits busy writing on tiny [[Slate (writing)|slate]]s, while the Kittens' Tea Party displayed feline etiquette and a game of [[croquet]]."<ref>{{cite news|last=Morris|first=Pat|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=7 December 2007|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2007/dec/07/art|title=Animal magic|access-date=2009-02-14|location=London}}</ref> Apart from the simulations of human situations, he had also added examples of bizarrely deformed animals such as [[Polycephaly#Goats and sheep|two-headed lambs]] and [[Polymelia#Other animals|four-legged chickens]]. Potter's museum was so popular that an extension was built to the platform at [[Bramber railway station]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.steyningmuseum.org.uk/potters.htm | title = Mr Potter of Bramber | last = Ketteman |first = Tony | access-date = 2009-02-14}}</ref>

Other Victorian taxidermists known for their iconic anthropomorphic taxidermy work are William Hart and his son Edward Hart.<ref name="Kovels">
{{cite web|url=https://www.kovels.com/news-news-news/stuffed-squirrels-fight-for-high-prices.html|title=Stuffed Squirrels Fight for High Prices|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=2 October 2013|website=Kovels.com|publisher=Kovels Auction House|access-date=12 October 2017}}</ref> They gained recognition with their famous series of [[dioramas]] featuring boxing squirrels. Both William and Edward created multiple sets of these dioramas. One 4-piece set of boxing squirrel dioramas (circa 1850) sold at auction in 2013 for record prices. The four dioramas were created as a set (with each diorama portraying the squirrels at a different stage during their boxing match); however, the set was broken up and each was sold separately at the same auction. The set was one of a number they created over the years featuring boxing squirrels.<ref name="Kovels"/>

Famous examples of modern anthropomorphic taxidermy include the work of artist [[Adele Morse]], who gained international attention with her "[[Stoned Fox]]" sculpture series,<ref name="Taxidermy art p. 14">{{cite book|author=Robert Marbury|title=Taxidermy Art: A Rogue's Guide to the Work, the Culture, and How to Do It Yourself|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoJLBAAAQBAJ|year=2014|publisher=Artisan|isbn=978-1-57965-558-7|page=14}}</ref> and the work of artist [[Sarina Brewer]], known for her Siamese twin squirrels and flying monkeys partaking in human activities.<ref name="Crave"/>