Portrait of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867) mb-code 1193375 This relates to the elections

This relates to the elections to the French Chamber of Deputies that took place in mid-October 1877

carrying a lantern and spear

An illustration of a 'Patagonian' drawn during the first voyage of HMS Beagle

England and France had committed themselves to the Treaty of Commerce

Portrait of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867) mb-code 1193375 This relates to the electionsThree quarter length seated portrait of Lord Rosse, wearing spectacles and looking directly to the viewer, hands clasped lightly at his lap. Rosse wears a dark suit, a white shirt and tie and the blue ribbon and star of the Order of St Patrick. He is painted on a high red leather armchair with a side table upon which rests a book. Lord Rosse was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1831, he served as its President from 1848 to 1854. Original: oil