The Marina, Madras, India house of worship A satire linking the cult

A satire linking the cult of Vitruvius (which deduces laws of composition and canons of beauty from the measurements of ancient columns and statues) with the preposterous hairdos of the beau monde

Lubbock holds the base of a compound microscope in his right hand and has a single lens magnifying glass in his left hand

The woman was ejected for interrupting a speech given by Augustine Birrell

headed 'Newton's Birth-Place at Woolstrope'

The scene is based on the parable as recorded by St Luke

The Marina, Madras, India house of worship A satire linking the cultThe Marina, Madras, India, early 20th century. From Views of India in Colour, published by The Times of India Offices (Bombay and Calcutta).