'Chelonia' [turtles, tortoises and terrapins] Finish:none A satire on the Gordon

A satire on the Gordon Riots of 1780

View with a gravedigger sitting in the churchyard

In pencil lower left '1793'

Tyne & Wear

'Chelonia' [turtles, tortoises and terrapins] Finish:none A satire on the GordonEight figures of reptiles set within a composite landscape with underwater views. Figure 1 Dermatochelys coriacea (Leatherback turtle). Figure 2 Caretta imbricate (Hawksbill turtle). Figure 3 Hydromeda tectifera (Snake necked turtle). Figure 4 Chelys fimbriata (Mata mata turtle). Figure 5 Testudo geometrica (Geometrical or star tortoise). Figure 6 Testudo elephantine (Giant land tortoise). Figure 7 Chelydra serpentine (Snapping turtle). Plate 89 from