A woodcut illustration of a rhinocerous after Albrecht Dürer

A reversed copy of Albrecht Dürer's iconic 1515 woodcut of a rhinoceros, which was inspired with the arrival of the first rhino in Europe since Roman times. The animal's hide is depicted more like a suit of armour, with a gorget and a breastplate with apparent rivets along the seems. On the reverse is another woodcut, 'The figure of a Chameleon'. The print appeared in 'Of Monsters and Prodigies', Book 25 of the 29 published in 'The workes of that famous chirurgion Ambrose Parey'. Paré (c.1510-90) was a French barber surgeon, considered one of the fathers of surgery.