German troops stopping for midday rations on the way to Brussels, First World War mb-code 42-56231896 In 1845-1847 he assisted the

In 1845-1847 he assisted the British archaeologist AH Layard in his first expedition to the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh

The lower figures are portraits of a Gascon knight and the author paying his respects to the knight who had sent for him to accompany him to England

the Conservative Leader of the Conservative Party

His gaze is direct and his expression rather self-satisfied

[A small space but rich in various herbs]

German troops stopping for midday rations on the way to Brussels, First World War mb-code 42-56231896 In 1845-1847 he assisted theGerman troops stopping for midday rations on the way to Brussels, First World War, 1914. Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914).