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Reconstruction (Smilodon fatalis)

Graphite. 2024.

A partial reconstruction drawn from a skeleton on display at the National Museum of Scotland. Much of this was drawn on-site, with some corrections and refinements added later. This illustration seeks to express reconstruction, and was featured in the “JOY” exhibition in Coburg House from Feb. 17th-18th 2024. The illustration was also selected as an advertisement poster for Edinburgh College of Art’s Undergraduate Degree Show 2024.

Smilodon fatalis was a large sabre-toothed cat, though smaller than the closely related Smilodon populator.
©2024 Seth Statham