'Vespertilio Soricinus' [Greater spear-nosed bat] mb-artistname H Owen The relationship between Arjuna and

The relationship between Arjuna and Krishna is representative of what is ideal for all mankind: Man guided by God

The parson is wearing ornate vestments and is burning incense

which folds into the boot when not in use

The woman in the middle is wearing a matching yellow pelisse and bonnet

'Vespertilio Soricinus' [Greater spear-nosed bat] mb-artistname H Owen The relationship between Arjuna andZoological study of a Greater spear nosed bat Phyllostomus hastatus, native to Central and South America. The main figure is shown resting on a flat rock outcrop. A second bat in flight appears behind. Plate 5 from the book Miscellanea zoologica, quibus novae imprimis atque obscurae animalium species describuntur et observationibus iconibusque illustrantur by P S Pallas (The Hague, 1766). An explanation to the plate appears in Latin: 'Vespertilio