Manner of Marco Palmezzano: An 18thC Oil on Canvas Laid on Board; The Holy Family with St. John The Baptist from The Church of St. John The Baptist, Bridgwater, Somerset sub-Antiques The Pansy Daggerwing from Mexico/Peru

The Pansy Daggerwing from Mexico/Peru and The Orange Albatross (

and the fleurs-de-lis representing purity and light but more importantly the coming together of France (fleurs-de-lis) and England (lion) in a particular family

There are no obvious clues as to how the alpaca died

We have been informed that the chap with the lighter ears is a Natterer's (Myotis nattererii) bat and the one with the dark ears may be a Whiskered (Myotis mystacinus) or indeed a pipistrelle

Manner of Marco Palmezzano: An 18thC Oil on Canvas Laid on Board; The Holy Family with St. John The Baptist from The Church of St. John The Baptist, Bridgwater, Somerset sub-Antiques The Pansy Daggerwing from Mexico/PeruOrigin: Probably Italian Period: Early Mid Eighteenth Century Provenance: The Church of St. John The Baptist, Bridgwater, Somerset, UK Date: c. 1700 1750 Canvas Height: 52. 5 inches Canvas Width: 35 inches The Whole in Frame: 62. 5 x 45 inches The large oil on canvas laid to board painted in the Manner of Antonio Rimpatta Da Bologna, of Italian 16th Century style though almost certainly created in the eighteenth century, presented in its original gilt