Reefing topsails on board the training ship HMS Impregnable, Devonport, Devon Size:M: 50 x 40cm Having rather unexpectedly taken office

Having rather unexpectedly taken office

" William Elford Leach (1790-1836) British naturalist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1816

Studies of 'Astrochites' (or 'Starred-Stone')

The five earls are known as the Lords Apellant

indicated by the paper in the MP's hand

Reefing topsails on board the training ship HMS Impregnable, Devonport, Devon Size:M: 50 x 40cm Having rather unexpectedly taken officeReefing topsails on board the training ship HMS 'Impregnable', Devonport, Devon, 1896. HMS 'Impregnable' was a second rate ship of the line that became a training ship at Devonport in 1862. She was replaced in the role by HMS 'Howe' in 1886, with the 'Howe' being renamed 'Impregnable'. A succession of further ships served as HMS 'Impregnable' until the establishment was decommissioned in 1948. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 7th August