Portrait of John Bennet Lawes (1814-1900) sulk Sita and brother Lakshmana join

Sita and brother Lakshmana join Rama in his exile

In the middle distance a man stands behind another man and distracts him by tickling his ear

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a quill pen in an ink well

Portrait of John Bennet Lawes (1814-1900) sulk Sita and brother Lakshmana joinHead and shoulders portrait of Lawes, full face and bearded. Inscribed: 'Sir John Bennet Lawes, Bart, D. C L., L. L. D., F. R. S. from the Painting by Mr. Hubert Herkomer, R. A. Presented by the Subscribers to the Rothamstead Jubilee Fund, 1893'. Autographed in pencil below: 'J. B. Lawes'. Lower left: 'el 1854 April '94'. John Bennet Lawes was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1854. Original: photogravure print. 1893