Independence of the United States competitions An explanation to the plate

An explanation to the plate appears in Latin: 'Vespertilio soricinus alis compositis reptabundus

the sons of Count Willem Bentinck (1704-1774) collecting specimens from a canal at Zorgvlied near the Hague in the Netherlands

when held up to the light

the cavity of the pelvis

"Champions" - and they're all British: Greath Britain holds a world record of six European boxing champions

Independence of the United States competitions An explanation to the plateIndependence of the United States, 1786. French allegory commemorating the friendship between France and the United States and the assistance given by France in support of the US gaining its independence. With portraits of Louis XVI of France, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington