Indian cobra Size:XL: 100 x 100cm He was attempting a record

He was attempting a record run at Utah when he crashed very heavily

It was to be followed before the end of the year by a strike amongst the Metropolitan police and the capital's gas-workers

Lambeth on the south bank is visible due to the meander of the Thames

Butser Hill

Indian cobra Size:XL: 100 x 100cm He was attempting a recordHead study of an Indian cobra ("Naja tripudians") showing hood markings from the rear, including regional variant name "Kurrees Gokurrah from Nagpur C. P". The reptile is noted as being drawn from life. This painting forms part of plate 6 of "The Thanatophidia of India: being a description of the venomous snakes of the Indian peninsula, with an account of the influence of their poison on life, and a series of experiments", by Sir Joseph Fayrer FRS