Dr Andrew McInnesNov 7, 2022
@profchander well I have been looking for a ridiculous romantic elephant to celebrate arriving on Mastodon but all I’ve found is Charles Willson Peale’s Exhuming the First American Mastodon from 1806 #Romantodon
Show threadDr Andrew McInnes
Reading up on Peale’s exhumation of the #Mastodon (for #MastodonsOfMastodon / #Victodon / #Romantodon content) and here’s a beautiful skeletal drawing by his son:
Nov 9, 2022 at 9:33amWeb
Show threadJennie BatchelorNov 9, 2022
@drbeard79 @rhiggitt #Romantadon? Love it!
Show threadRebekah HiggittNov 9, 2022
@Jen @drbeard79 Is that the mastodon lurking in Peale's fantastic portrait?
Show threadJennie BatchelorNov 9, 2022
@rhiggitt @drbeard79 wow! Now that is a fantastic portrait!
Show threadRebekah HiggittNov 9, 2022
@Jen @drbeard79 Isn't it! It's almost too good to be true, but it is
Show threadDr Andrew McInnesNov 10, 2022
@rhiggitt @Jen ha ha this was (is) going to be my next toot! Peale is saying ‘on mastodon, it’s customary to use content warnings…’
Show threadRebekah HiggittNov 10, 2022
@drbeard79 @Jen Yes, perfect! Sorry if I spoiled the reveal (I think you can do it anyway)
Show threadDr Andrew McInnesNov 10, 2022
Peale’s self-portrait ‘The Artist in His Museum’ (1822) is an early precursor of putting a content warning on your toot, offering a cheeky glimpse of the #Mastodon skeleton behind the curtain #MastodonsOfMastodon #Romantodon #Victodon
Show threadJennie BatchelorNov 10, 2022
@drbeard79 this is my favourite toot so far, Andy!
Show threadDr Andrew McInnesNov 10, 2022
@Jen reblogging you to toot my own horn 🥳
Show threadJennie BatchelorNov 10, 2022
@drbeard79 you’ll have a full-on fanfare going on soon.