Anatomy of hearing in Balaena mysticetus [Bowhead whale] Size:L: 90 x 60cm holding a coin in his

holding a coin in his hand

'Declined With Thanks

Theatre Royal English Opera House

He was also a member of the Draper's Company

On 2nd June

Anatomy of hearing in Balaena mysticetus [Bowhead whale] Size:L: 90 x 60cm holding a coin in hisPlate 1 from the paper 'An account of some peculiarities in the structure of the organ of hearing in the Balaena mysticetus of Linaeus', by Everard Home, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 102 (1812), pp. 83 89. The work is inscribed above with publication and plate details. Signed lower left 'W. Clift del. 1811.' Royal Society stamp verso. The animal was procured for Everard Home by William Scoresby from Greenland whaling grounds.