Genre:

Essay, Drollery

Subjects:

Representation, Exhibitions, Natural History, Amusement

People mentioned:

George Wombwell

Institutions mentioned:

Zoological Society Gardens , Jardin des Plantes, Paris

    Discusses Jacob Bell's exhibition of sporting pictures at the Marylebone Institute. Regards the exhibition as a 'pictorial menagerie', the animals in which will give pleasure to boys. Considers the pictures to be better than zoological gardens, because animals on canvas live without making noises and smells, and are free to roam.