Portrait of Thomas Forster (1789-1860) mb-code 1620456 A street seller carries a

A street seller carries a large box full of small objects

a mounted guard and horse drawn vehicles

Study of a ray

adjoining the Queen's Head Tavern

Portrait of Thomas Forster (1789-1860) mb-code 1620456 A street seller carries aHead 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