Portrait of Edmond Halley (1656-1742) Size:M: 60 x 45cm The shadowy figures drinking a

The shadowy figures drinking a toast are Lord Salisbury (right) and Lord Randolph Churchill

with coins from the reign of James I in the upper and lower margins

two of them armed

View of Busby's Folly

In debate the lady rejects Comus' hedonistic philosophy and defends temperance and chastity

Portrait of Edmond Halley (1656-1742) Size:M: 60 x 45cm The shadowy figures drinking aEdmond Halley as an old man, wearing a loose black robe over a lighter coat. Beneath that, a white shirt with a fine squared collar at the neck. He wears a shoulder length wig. Behind him, in a curtained recess, are two bound books on a shelf. Inscribed 'Engraved by W. T. Fry from an original Picture ascribed to Dahl in the possession of the Royal Society. HALLEY. WILLIAM MACKENZIE, GALSGOW EDINBURGH LONDON & NEW YORK'. Edmond Halley was elected a