Microscopic views of a snail's teeth, silk-worm's egg and vinegar eels White Hart Inn View of the Admiralty

View of the Admiralty

'The five orders of perriwigs' 1761

The sitter is in half profile

The figure is shown in a long gown in a recumbent position with hands joined in prayer across his breast

Crosby and Oliver clashed with Parliament over the publication of parliamentary debates

Microscopic views of a snail's teeth, silk-worm's egg and vinegar eels White Hart Inn View of the AdmiraltyIllustrations showing microscopic views of: a snail's teeth (Fig. 1); a silk worm's egg (Fig. 2); vinegar eels (Fig. 3). Schem. XXV from Micrographia: or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and Inquiries thereupon, by Robert Hooke (London, 1665). Original: copperplate engraving. 1665