| Reference number | PT/73/7/14 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Painting, fossilised ribs, sternum, and vertebrae of the proteo-saurus [ichthyosaur] by H T [Henry Thomas] de la Beche |
| Date | 1819 |
| Description | Plate 14 showing the fossilised ribs, sternum, and vertebrae of the ichthyosaur. This fossil was owned by Henry de la Beche and probably discovered by Mary Anning. The work is inscribed with publication and plate details. Signed lower left 'H. T. De la Beche. 1819.' Royal Society stamp verso.
Subject: Palaeontology
Published in Philosophical Transactions as part of paper titled 'An account of the fossil skeleton of the Proteo-saurus' by Everard Home.
Read to the Royal Society on 4 March 1819. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Painting |
| Physical description | Ink wash and pencil on paper |
| Dimensions | 291x234mm |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1819.0015 |
| Related records in the catalogue | PT/13/15 |
| URL description | Digital version available on The Royal Society Picture Library |
| URL | https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-8675 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3398 | Beche; Sir; Henry Thomas de la (1796 - 1855) | 1796 - 1855 |
| NA4668 | Home; Sir; Everard (1756 - 1832); surgeon | 1756 - 1832 |