Ambroise Thomas, French opera composer Size:L: 75 x 60cm Botanical study of the 'Dictamnus

Botanical study of the 'Dictamnus albus' (fraxinella

The reference is to an ongoing dispute between the British and Neapolitan governments

goats and a zebra

there is more enthusiasm than daintiness in the eaters and a dog and cat are standing over a bone on the floor

Ambroise Thomas, French opera composer Size:L: 75 x 60cm Botanical study of the 'DictamnusAmbroise Thomas, French opera composer, 1889. Thomas's (1811 1896) best known operas are Mignon (1866) and Hamlet (1868). He was Director of the Conservatoire de Paris from 1871 until 1896. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L'Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860 1920, 6th album, Editions MD, Paris.