A little while ago in the post about MacNaughtons I suggested I include a photo. Here it is, below.
Lord Walter Rothschild was one of the richest men of his time, and the greatest bird collector, until he was forced to sell his collection (to the AMNH) because he was being blackmailed by a mistress. He drove a carriage drawn by three zebras. His niece Miriam Rothschild wrote a good book about him: Dear Lord Rothschild Birds, Butterflies and History She was also a distinguished naturalist, an expert in parasites. She also wrote a book called Fleas, Foukes, and Cuckoos. And she wrote on art.
This is his gun: a sixteen bore, three barreled Dixon — I’ve always coveted it.