Beaver glands mb-artist Francesco_Bartolozzigeorgian Interior view of the Stock

Interior view of the Stock Exchange

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Three-quarter length portrait of Sir Isaac Newton

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is shown standing beside a table loaded with all the matters he must deal with during his term in office

Beaver glands mb-artist Francesco_Bartolozzigeorgian Interior view of the StockPlate 6, figures 2 and 3 from the paper 'Observations on the structure of the stomachs of different animals', by Everard Home, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 97 (1807), pp. 139 179. Showing the glandular structure within a beaver's stomach, with a detail of a glandular opening. The work is inscribed above with plate details; and below 'Beaver Glands. Natural Size. Not signed. Royal Society stamp verso. Original: ink on board.