Banded krait Size:S: 40 x 40cm 1908 De Dion Bouton model

1908 De Dion Bouton model

Sunday 27th February 1972

he was pardoned by Napoleon

showing the underside of the shell

including a bellows walking along while a small child tries to attract his attention

Banded krait Size:S: 40 x 40cm 1908 De Dion Bouton modelFull body study of a Banded krait ('Bungaris fasciatus') with two head studies and one banding detail to show scalation and patterning, includes details of specimen size. The reptile is noted as being drawn from life. This painting forms plate 9 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