The Royal Society's mace mb-width 1746 with a quill pen behind

with a quill pen behind one ear

before its demolition

Three quarter length studio portrait of Thomas Graham Balfour seated at a table upon which rests a book and inkwell

'Battle of The Spurs'

A ruined man consoles his daughter

The Royal Society's mace mb-width 1746 with a quill pen behindDrawing of the Royal Society's Charles II mace resting upon a tasselled mace cushion. The work is inscribed in pencil: '18 3 96. Mace (silver gilt) given by Charles II Aug. 1663 (used at all meetings of Council & Society). (about 1 6 natural size).' With an instruction to the printer: 'reduce to 5 ' wide.' Inscribed in pencil verso: 'Butterworths Savoy House 115 Strand WC.' Drawn for an article by Herbert Rix (1850 1906), assistant secretary of the