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Did you know nomination

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk11:02, 6 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jacquemart's Rhinocéros
Jacquemart's Rhinocéros
  • ... that a life-size cast iron rhinoceros sculpture was created for the 1878 Exposition Universelle in Paris? "(commande du modèle pour le palais du Trocadéro, bâti à l'occasion de l'Exposition Universelle de 1878" from: "Alfred Jacquemart Rhinoceros". Musée d'Orsay. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 16:44, 21 June 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Wonderful little article. It's new enough, long enough, within policy and well-written. Both hooks are fine, and provided with inline citations. The sources support the claims. QPQ is done and the image license is OK. Good to go.

Species of rhinoceros

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I think this article might be improved if it mentioned the specific species of rhinoceros used as a model. Based on the appearance of the sculpture--particularly the presence of only one horn, the skin folds, and the bumpy rear--this would seem to be an Indian rhinoceros, but I can't find any sources for this (possibly because I don't speak French). Is there any source directly confirming this is an Indian rhino? Lockesdonkey (talk) 16:17, 14 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Lockesdonkey, I think you're right but I couldn't find any reliable sources in English or French ("Rhinocéros indien") stating this - Dumelow (talk) 18:08, 14 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]