Comparative study of birds beaks and feet from Linnaeus's 'Academic delights' mb-code 1619828 The silver-gilt mace was a

The silver-gilt mace was a gift from King Charles II in 1663

In Britain in the 1890s

The sitter is bearded and wears a black jacket and waistcoat

with two putti resting on a cloudscape

Comparative study of birds beaks and feet from Linnaeus's 'Academic delights' mb-code 1619828 The silver-gilt mace was aComparative study of birds beaks and feet from thesis CXXXII 'Fundamenta ornithologica' by Andreas Petr. Baeckman, 1765, published in volume 7 of Amoenitates academicae (Stockholm, 1769). Amoenitates academicae ('Academic delights', 10 volumes, 1749 1790) was published in Carl Linnaeus's name, and edited by him (vols 1 7) and J C D Schreber (vols 8 10). It consisted of theses presented and defended by students at Uppsala University. Original: