Torpedo rays in antiquity Man holds the cap of liberty

holds the cap of liberty aloft on a staff while Bull restrains the crowds

ill and dying in the background show clearly how even a short disruption in income for poorer families could precipitate them into destitution

Portrait of an elderly man with thinning grey hair and a rather stern expression

A neat play on words as Punch illustrates the popularity of golf in Scotland as well as increasing meteorological knowledge

' Inscribed in pencil lower right: 'Butterworth Savoy House 115 Strand' Drawn for an article by Herbert Rix (1850-1906)

Torpedo rays in antiquity Man holds the cap of libertyRepresentations of the Common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo) and the Marbled electric ray (Torpedo marmorata) from classical sources. Figures 1 5 show the Common torpedo as drawn or painted on amphorae, a pinax (votive tablet) and a patera (libation bowl). Figure 6 shows the Marbled electric ray from a small pinax. Plate 3 from the monograph Die Gattung Torpedo in ihren naturhistorischen antiquarischen Beziehungen [The natural history and antiquarian