Portrait of Heinrich Christian Schumacher (1780-1850) gloomy Advertisement for Skyring Surveyors showing

Advertisement for Skyring Surveyors showing an allegorical statue of Justice on the left and non motorised vehicles on the street

holding a large key

the Liberal Foreign Secretary in Mr Gladstone's government since 1870

Plate 2 from the paper 'An account of some peculiarities in the structure of the organ of hearing in the Balaena mysticetus of Linaeus'

was strongly opposed to proposals for Catholic Emancipation

Portrait of Heinrich Christian Schumacher (1780-1850) gloomy Advertisement for Skyring Surveyors showingHalf length portrait of Heinrich Schumacher, seated, body half turned to the right as viewed. The astronomer sits in a high backed wooden chair with rounded arms incorporating a carved leaf design. The background is entirely red patterned wallpaper. Schumacher is dressed in a black suit with a high collared white shirt and tie. He holds a small rounded box in both hands, possibly a spectacles case, with a black and gold fluted surface. Heinrich