Portrait of Charles Lyell (1797-1875) Finish:10-pack Another order for a generall

Another order for a generall worke [for the pleasure of a Prince or some great person]

A rat scampers over the floor

'The Irish Devil-Fish'

Napoleon III giving John Bull

Portrait of Charles Lyell (1797-1875) Finish:10-pack Another order for a generallThree quarter length studio portrait of Sir Charles Lyell, seated, holding a book in his left hand. A table is visible behind, covered by a decorative cloth. Lyell is wearing a dark jacket over an embroidered [?] waistcoat and pinstripe trousers. Arched print, with an oval embossed stamp below: 'MAULL & POLYBLANK, 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON.' Signed below in ink: 'Cha. Lyell'. Inscribed verso in ink: 'Sir Chas Lyell 7161a'. Sir Charles Lyell was elected