'Nepenthaceae' [pitcher plant] James Gould originally published in Transactions of

originally published in Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

four spandrels contain images of Dutch rural life while the central oval shows a female draped figure seated and surrounded by children

'The brilliancy of Venus [top left of image] was a spectacle which was naturally contemplated as in harmony with the rest of the day

Strangford Lough and the hills of County Down

For added comfort he has added an old armchair and an a ancient record player fitted in the rear

'Nepenthaceae' [pitcher plant] James Gould originally published in Transactions ofBotanical study of Nepenthes melamphora [Nepenthes gymnamphora] a pitcher plant native to Java. Plate 62 from the book Kunstformen der natur by Ernst Haeckel (Leipzig, Wien, Bibliographische Institut, 1899 1904). Original: lithograph . 1899