Lieutenant General Sir Douglas Haig, British soldier, First World War Size:S: 50 x 40cm A cherry seller

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the illness that had ended his father's life

Supporting text indicates that this shows fourteen specimens of fossil foraminifera [ single-celled marine organisms with shells] under three classes

William Chimmo (1828-1891) Royal Navy Captain and hydrographer dredged for these marine creatures off the Philippine Islands

View of Marylebone Gardens showing figures strolling through the area and the orchestra playing in the building on the right

Lieutenant General Sir Douglas Haig, British soldier, First World War Size:S: 50 x 40cm A cherry sellerLieutenant General Sir Douglas Haig, British soldier, First World War, 1914. Haig (1861 1928) was British commander during WWI. Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914).