Beaver glands mb-artist Francesco_Bartolozzigeorgian Three-quarter length portrait of Sir

Three-quarter length portrait of Sir Isaac Newton

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

The horns of a cow which is being milked in the background appear over his head suggesting he is a cuckold

with all the unfinished business of the long parliamentary session under his arms

Beaver glands mb-artist Francesco_Bartolozzigeorgian Three-quarter length portrait of SirPlate 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.