The Thames Embankment and Cleopatra's Needle, London Size:XL: 100 x 75cm formerly Secretary at War

formerly Secretary at War

Mantell is painted at half-length in a black coat and waistcoat with a white shirt and high stock collar

Four figures numbered 15a-15b and 16a-16b

One of the pioneer experiments appears in this photograph

showing a procession with waggons going into the Tower of London loaded with the treasure taken from the Spaniards by Baron George Anson following his voyage to the Pacific in 1740-44 and the capture of a Spanish galleon

The Thames Embankment and Cleopatra's Needle, London Size:XL: 100 x 75cm formerly Secretary at WarThe Thames Embankment and Cleopatra's Needle, London, late 19th century. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard, published by the Werner Company, (Chicago, c1899).