Caricature of Cromwell Mortimer Finish:Float frame Churchill - rather to the

Churchill - rather to the surprise of many - had been given the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer in Lord Salisbury's administration

11th October 1927

' Sir [Johann Franz] Julius von Haast] (1822-1887) German geologist active in New Zealand was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1867

the lower half shows an exhibition of cotton goods

Caricature of Cromwell Mortimer Finish:Float frame Churchill - rather to theInterior scene in which Cromwell Mortimer (1693 1752) dozes at a table while a fool holds a peacock feather above his head. Although anonymous, the identity of this satirical study is clear from the twin portraits on the wall behind, labelled 'Cromwell' and 'Mortimer'. Various books are shelved behind, including 'Sr I: Newton no Philosopher' and 'on the Itch'. Other volumes by scientists are scattered on the floor: 'Barrow', 'Boyle' etc., and