Portrait of Thomas Forster (1789-1860) mb-height 6785 'After the Bath'

'After the Bath'

It was visited by more than six million people before it closed at the end of October 1862

The accompanying text states that the fossil 'is the Helmintholithus Ammonites of Linn

with the head of Brougham below

and despite the conditions

Portrait of Thomas Forster (1789-1860) mb-height 6785 'After the Bath'Head and shoulders portrait of Forster with a small riding crop [?] and his dog, Shargs. Inscribed: 'Dr Tho Forster & his Dog Shargs'. Thomas Ignatius Maria Forster was not a Fellow of the Royal Society, declining Fellowship in 1816. However, he associated widely with scientists and married Julia Beaufoy the daughter of Henry Beaufoy FRS. Forster has been seen by some as an early proponent of animal rights and his written work included eulogies on his