'Monstrous puppy' Finish:none John Ball (1818-1889) glaciologist

John Ball (1818-1889) glaciologist

During the 1930s he was also Vice-Chairman of the National Trust

displaying the royal procession on the River Thames

with a smiling Disraeli at his shoulder

showing the guests seated at the banqueting table

'Monstrous puppy' Finish:none John Ball (1818-1889) glaciologistTwo studies, above and below, of conjoined puppies showing a single head but two sets of back legs and tails. Inscribed: 'A monsterous pupe shewne to y. Society May [169 erased] 1700'. Not signed. Numbered verso, '20'. Details of the dog are given in the Royal Society's Journal Book [JBO 10] at a meeting of 29 May 1700: 'A person shew'd a monstrous puppy; it had one head, a large tongue, 2 hinder bodys, 7 legs it was hurt in y. coming into y. world,