Original Cabinet Card - Rhino Man

Thaddeus B. Crumplehorn was known throughout the Midwest as “that fella what looks like he’s about to stampede through the wallpaper.” Born under a waxing gibbous and a cursed umbrella, Thaddeus developed what experts referred to as Hornular Maximus Syndrome, a condition affecting only 1 in 7,000 vaudeville ushers.

Despite his intimidating visage, Thaddeus was deeply gentle—fond of wildflowers, classical piano, and sobbing softly at sunsets. Unfortunately, his horn had a mind of its own and often knocked over gramophones, startled clergy, and once skewered an entire basket of dinner rolls during a cotillion.

He was briefly engaged to a contortionist named Ophelia “Elbow Marie,” but the relationship ended when her parents refused to bless a union with someone who could not wear masks discreetly.

This portrait was commissioned by the American Association for Cephalic Oddities, who dubbed him “Handsomely Horned and Mildly Confused.”

Colin Batty is an artist from Manchester, UK. He has worked on countless cool projects including Tim Burton's, Mars Attacks, the Oscar nominated short, The Sandman, Eddie Murphy's, The PJ's and many, many more. Colin has contributed to Freakybuttrue for many years and graces this site with his amazing designs, incredible sculptures, comics and his world famous cabinet card paintings and so much more.

Each original cabinet card is a genuine one hundred year old (or more) photograph on which Colin directly paints. Photographs of this age are often creased, scratched, deteriorated, and otherwise worn. Colin often utilizes the character of the wear to find inspiration.

Each card is signed and dated by the artist.

High quality prints of this original can be purchased HERE.