Comments by "ostiariusalpha" (@ostiariusalpha) on "Explaining my Backdrop for the Upcoming RIA Video Series" video.

Taxidermy was a long perfected art by this time, there are numerous trophies that preserve the hide nicely in collections from before that period. It was either simply an artistic choice to go with the wood, or perhaps something marred one of the heads (like a headshot or the animal was just ugly) that made it less appealing to keep the original faces.
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