Portrait of Thomas Forster (1789-1860) mb-height 6785 with the head of Brougham

with the head of Brougham below

Floods had caused major problems in the country with nearly six inches of rain falling in December 1876 alone

Ramsden wears a black jacket trimmed with grey fur at the collar over a white shirt and black knee-breeches

and despite the conditions

inscribed 'Two inches to a foot': with a detail of the fibrous fin-tip

Portrait of Thomas Forster (1789-1860) mb-height 6785 with the head of BroughamHead and shoulders portrait of Forster with a small riding crop [?] and his dog, Shargs. Inscribed: 'Dr Tho Forster & his Dog Shargs'. Thomas Ignatius Maria Forster was not a Fellow of the Royal Society, declining Fellowship in 1816. However, he associated widely with scientists and married Julia Beaufoy the daughter of Henry Beaufoy FRS. Forster has been seen by some as an early proponent of animal rights and his written work included eulogies on his