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The original exhibit was popularized by circus great P.T. Barnum, but has since been copied many times in other attractions, including the collection of famed showman Robert Ripley. The original exhibit was shown around the United States, but was supposedly lost in the 1860s when Barnum's museum caught fire. The exhibit has since been acquired by Harvard University's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and is currently housed in the museum's attic storage area.

brief History courtesy of Wikipedia

Many Thanks to Karens Whimseys for use of the Public Domain pictures

many layers...blurred fish picture with gaussian to match monkey head,
Dodge/burn, clone, smudge, paint
Made my own scale brush to add to monkey head so wouldn't be so fuzzy

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Awaiting Certain Death: Trapped at the bottom of the sea. Soron has been charged with crimes against Mermanity and sentenced to death. He awaits the Ancient Sea Dragon Gartholius to consume his soul and send him to his fate in the afterlife.

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