-^ From Cave-dweller's Sketch to Photograph 



It must be noted that if the animals a^x drawn so as 

 to stand out separated from the landscape ivhich is a needful 

 accessory of the picture, and brought foriuard into the 

 foreground in an obviously selected pose, they 77tust appear 

 unnatural to the eye of the expe7^t. Such pictures cannot 

 fail to give an unnatural impression, for in the freedom 



PICTURE OF A FEMALE HIPPOPOTAMUS FROM LE VAILLANT S BOOK OF TRAVELS, 

 PUBLISHED MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS AGO. 



of the wilderness the animal world never presents itself 

 in this way to the eyes of man. In their full significance 

 as masterpieces of nature, all the various aspects of the 

 animal world are first manifested to us in close connection 

 with their environment. It has been a keen satisfaction 

 to me to find that many world-renowned artists have 

 appreciated warmly the beauty of these photographs, and 



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