Freshwater hydra Size:XXL: 150 x 75cm Battersea Power Station

Battersea Power Station

A horse-drawn carriage and two dogs can also been seen in the street

'A Midsummer Pantomime'

France declared war on Prussia on 19th July 1870

A font from the church can be seen in the lower section

Freshwater hydra Size:XXL: 150 x 75cm Battersea Power StationFreshwater animal of the class hydrozoa, clinging to the side of a glass vessel. This creature, usually referred to as a 'polyp' was the subject of a major series of researches by the Swiss naturalist Abraham Trembley (1710 1784) whose work is cited in the letter accompanying this illustration. Figure pasted into a letter by the Honourable Charles Bentinck, the Hague, 15 September 1741, to Martin Folkes at the Duke of Richmond's, Whitehall, London.