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List of correspondents
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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
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- … Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. …
- … "A child of God" (1) …
- … (1) Admiralty, Lords of the (1) Agassiz, …
- … J. L. (3) American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1) …
- … (1) Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1) …
- … D. T. (8) Anthropological Society, Vienna (1) …
- … Blytt, Axel (2) Board of the Treasury (minutes) (1) …
- … Cecil, S. A. (1) Chairman of Highway Board (1) …
- … W. J. R. (1) Council, Royal Society of London (1) …
- … Annie (7) Down Friendly Society (3) …
- … Eck, F. A. (1) Edinburgh Royal Medical Society (1) …
- … Margaret (1) Franklin Society (1) …
- … Isidore (2) Geological Society (1) …
- … (18) King’s College, London (1) Kippist, …
- … Librarian (2) Librarian, Royal Geographical Society (1) …
- … Loct, [– ?] (1) London Library (1) …
- … Institute (1) President, Royal College of Physicians (1) …
- … Rouse, R. C. M. (1) Royal College of Physicians (1) …
- … Animals (2) Royal Society of London (4) …
2.19 Montford, bust at the Royal Society
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< Back to Introduction Horace Montford’s marble bust of Darwin at the Royal Society, dating from 1898, derives from his bronze statue at Shrewsbury. It was normal for sculptors to re-use their models in this way for the creation of busts and…
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- … to Introduction Horace Montford’s marble bust of Darwin at the Royal Society, dating from …
- … to re-use their models in this way for the creation of busts and statuettes, in order to capitalise …
- … learned societies and private collectors for the likenesses of famous men, and attract new …
- … had married Katherine Euphemia (Effie) Wedgwood, daughter of Hensleigh Wedgwood; Hensleigh was …
- … 1 st Baron Bridges, who presented the bust to the Royal Society, of which he was a Fellow, in …
- … apparently exhibited at an ‘At-Home’ gathering of the Society on 23 January 1902, but then returned …
- … model for that bust to the National Portrait Gallery, London, in January 1905, and also one of Lord …
- … kindly supplied by Ellen Embleton, Picture Curator of the Royal Society, from the Society’s records. …
- … of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors , 8 vols (London: Henry Graves and George Bell and …
- … H. Robinson, The Royal Society Catalogue of Portraits (London: Royal Society, 1980), pp. 80–81. …
2.12 Allan Wyon, Royal Society medal
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< Back to Introduction The Darwin medal of the Royal Society was awarded on a biennial basis from 1890 onwards, as a way of recognising individual achievement in the scientific fields to which Darwin himself had contributed. The first scientist to be…
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- … < Back to Introduction The Darwin medal of the Royal Society was awarded on a biennial …
- … Alfred Russel Wallace, ‘For his independent origination of the theory of the origin of species by …
- … Huxley in 1894 – were also chosen as close associates of Darwin in the genesis and defence of …
- … The presentation ceremony usually took place at the Royal Society’s annual banquet on Saint Andrew’s …
- … Cambridge which marked that epoch, the then President of the Royal Society, Sir Archibald Geikie, …
- … of Cambridge University, had been Secretary of the Royal Society at the time when the medal was …
- … ‘Bronze medallion’ by Wyon in the collection of the Royal Society must have been cast from this …
- … into archaeology, and he was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1889. However, despite …
- … his dates of birth and death, MDCCCIX and MDCCCLXXXII. The Royal Society’s catalogue of medals …
- … Library, Add. MS 7651/8/1/No. 9106, p. 48, no. 601: ‘Royal Society: Darwin 1890 Medallist Allan Wyon …
- … Medallists . . . with References to Their Works , 6 vols (London: Spink and Son, 1904), vol. 1, pp. …
- … Museum (Natural History), Memorials of Charles Darwin (London: Trustees of the British Museum, …
- … from the Biographical Dictionary of Medallists , vol. 6 (London: Spink and Son, 1917), pp. 11–12. …
- … Medals, 1837–1901: The Reign of Queen Victoria (London: Seaby, 1987), vol. 2, p. 339, no. 3136. …
- … Paintings and Sculpture at the Natural History Museum, London (London: Mansell, 1995), p. 10, no. …
Darwin’s reading notebooks
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In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…
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- … In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to …
- … were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119) …
- … a few odd entries, the record ends. Both notebooks consist of two different sections, headed ‘Books …
- … information more widely available. A previous transcript of the reading notebooks (Vorzimmer 1977) …
- … Darwin’s copy of the catalogue of scientific books in the Royal Society of London (Royal Society of …
- … Library 1 Cambridge. Library 2 Royal Coll of Surgeons [DAR *119: 1] …
- … on the Horse in N. America— [Harlan 1835] Owen has it. & Royal Soc Lord Brougham Dissert. …
- … Transact 15 [ Transactions of the Horticultural Society ] Mr Coxe “view of the …
- … Transactions [ ?Memoirs of the Caledonian Horticultural Society ]: Asa Gray & Torrey …
- … [ Journal of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India ; Proceedings of the …
- … 1837] Transactions of the Caledonian Horticultural Society [ ?Memoirs of the Caledonian …
- … Transactions [ Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London ].— [DAR *119: 8v.] …
- … Transact [ Transactions of the Linnean Society of London ] Wernerian d[itt]o [ Memoirs …
- … ].— Brit. Agricult. Association [ Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England …
- … many facts List of Books at end of Catalogue of Royal Soc. [Royal Society of London 1839]— …
- … Man. Bailliere. 1.10 [Prichard 1843] must be studied . London Library read [DAR *119: …
- … of Hort Soc. [ Journal of the Horticultural Society of London ] must be read D …
Bibliography of Darwin’s geological publications
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This list includes papers read by Darwin to the Geological Society of London, his books on the geology of the Beagle voyage, and other publications on geological topics. Author-date citations refer to entries in the Darwin Correspondence Project’s…
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- … This list includes papers read by Darwin to the Geological Society of London, his books on the …
- … numbers refer to R. B. Freeman’s standard bibliography of Darwin’s works. —Extracts from …
- … for private distribution by the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 1 December 1835. [ Shorter …
- … by Capt. FitzRoy, R.N. Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 2 (1838): 446-9. [ …
- … neighbourhood of the Plata. Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 2 (1838): 542-4. [ …
- … study of coral formations. Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 2 (1838): 552-4. [ …
- … the formation of mould. Transactions of the Geological Society of London 2nd ser., pt. 3, 5 …
- … continents are elevated. Transactions of the Geological Society of London 2nd ser., pt. 3, 5 …
- … are of marine origin. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1839) pt 1: 39 …
- … seen on an iceberg in 61° south latitude. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London 9 …
- … volcanic rocks with that of glaciers. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 2 (1844-50): …
Epsilon: building a collaborative digital framework for c19 letters of science
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ƐPSILON is both a research consortium and a developing, flexible, technical infrastructure for recreating the network of practitioners who expanded scientific knowledge in the long nineteenth century. Have letters? Have ideas? Please join us.
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- … technical infrastructure for recreating the network of practitioners who expanded scientific …
- … supports the digital creation, delivery, and preservation of scientific correspondence. Designed to …
- … opens up c19 th science letters to the next generation of researchers and to the widest possible …
- … The John Stevens Henslow Project Calendar of the Correspondence of Sir John Herschel …
- … Correspondence Project at Kew The Correspondence of Michael Faraday Ferdinand …
- … to: Maintain the independent identity of ongoing projects Recognise the right …
- … Print only projects, completed, in progress, in and out of copyright Print and digital …
- … We are most grateful to the editors and publishers of the various collections represented …
- … in turn would not be possible without the generous support of many copyright holders. While the …
- … Your contact details The full bibliographical details of the material The exact and full …
- … authorised representative thereof. Upon receipt of notification, the Epsilon team will …
2.26 Linnean Society medal
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< Back to Introduction In 1908 the Linnean Society celebrated the jubilee of ‘the greatest event’ in its whole history, which had occurred on 1 July 1858: the presentation by Charles Lyell and Joseph Hooker of papers by Darwin and Alfred Russel…
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- … < Back to Introduction In 1908 the Linnean Society celebrated the jubilee of ‘the …
- … by the successful medallist Frank Bowcher, with a portrayal of Darwin on one side and Wallace on the …
- … in the press. Wallace mounted the platform ‘amid a storm of cheering’, and expressed gratitude to …
- … in 1858, and the stunned or bemused reactions of the Linnean Society audience; but he also …
- … and Hooker, ‘of very advanced age’. The Linnean Society council was anxious that the Darwin …
- … by purchase as a collector’s piece. Nevertheless, the Society donated medals to Shrewsbury School, …
- … one for the collections. Others were sent, honouring the Society’s connection with Linnaeus, to the …
- … engrave the metal dies. Bowcher’s design for the Linnean Society’s medal has a lively head-and …
- … The ‘Objects exhibited in the Library’ of the Linnean Society in 1908 included a ‘Portrait of Darwin …
- … of Darwin is actually closer to that created by Wyon in the Royal Society medal. An undated plaque …
- … physical location Linnean Society, London (several copies of the medal, in different metals) …
- … Medallists . . . with References to their Works , vol. 1 (London: Spink & Son, 1904), pp. xxxvi …
- … 1 st July, 1908, by the Linnean Society of London (London: Linnean Society, 1908). ‘The …
- … 11. ‘Darwin-Wallace Jubilee. Interesting celebration in London’, Manchester Guardian , 2 July …
- … Stearn, A Bicentenary History of the Linnean Society of London (London: Academic Press, 1988), …
- … Paintings and Sculpture at the Natural History Museum, London (London: Mansell for the NHM, 1995), …
James Crichton-Browne
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James Crichton-Browne became one of the most distinguished psychiatrists of the late nineteenth-century, but the letters he exchanged with Charles Darwin as the young and overworked superintendent of the largest mental asylum in England, are almost the…
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- … James Crichton-Browne became one of the most distinguished psychiatrists of the late nineteenth …
- … researched human emotional expression, and reveal the lives of Crichton-Browne's patients - …
- … a reputation as an energetic pioneer not only in the spheres of diagnosis and treatment, but also of …
- … Darwin had recently resumed work on what became Descent of Man and selection in relation to sex …
- … and writing Expression; he sent lists and lists of questions and received immensely detailed …
- … getting information on subjects such as the bristling of the hair, baring of teeth, and blushing, in …
- … time for his son George Darwin’s research into the effects of cousin-marriage on the health of …
Darwin in letters, 1851-1855: Death of a daughter
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The letters from these years reveal the main preoccupations of Darwin’s life with a new intensity. The period opens with a family tragedy in the death of Darwin’s oldest and favourite daughter, Anne, and it shows how, weary and mourning his dead child,…
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- … The letters from these years reveal the main preoccupations of Darwin’s life with a new intensity. …
- … scientific work, single-mindedly committed to the completion of his cirripede monographs. …
- … Malvern to Emma, who was confined to Down awaiting the birth of their ninth child. After Anne’s …
- … spending so much time on the group. He was surely thinking of these years: the exciting discoveries …
- … his scientific achievements when, in 1853, he was awarded a Royal Medal by the Royal Society of …
- … and plates and settling publication details with the Ray Society for Living Cirripedia (1851) …
- … Fossil Cirripedia (1854), again published by the Ray Society and the Palaeontographical Society. …
- … Darwin that soon developed into a valued friendship. London scientific society As …
- … was extended into the political realm of scientific life in London, as revealed in a series of …
- … Milne-Edwards, for the Copley Medal and suggesting for the Royal Medal lesser-known naturalists whom …
- … Darwin’s decision to take a more active interest in London scientific life was prompted by a general …
- … on 29 [May 1854] : ‘Very far from disagreeing with me, my London visits have just lately taken to …
Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
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The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…
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- … return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in …
- … During these years he published two books—his Journal of researches and The structure and …
- … In addition, he organised and superintended the publication of the Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. …
- … Emma Wedgwood. The letters they exchanged during the period of preparation for their marriage are …
- … sensibilities. Early in 1839 the couple set up house in London and at the end of the year their …
- … to Down House in Kent, where Darwin was to spend the rest of his life enjoying the ‘extreme rurality …
- … a species theory Viewed retrospectively, in the light of his greatest theoretical achievement …
- … read the fourth of a series of papers to the Geological Society of London. Three of the papers …
- … William Buckland called it (in his referee’s report to the Society of 9 March 1838), had been …
- … and the reviews of his papers for the Geological Society Transactions provide ample evidence …
- … in Scotland. This tour resulted in a major paper for the Royal Society in which he advanced the …
- … their mutual involvement in the affairs of the Geological Society. During the Beagle voyage …
- … are preserved (187 of them in the American Philosophical Society’s collection) but some are missing, …
Books on the Beagle
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The Beagle was a sort of floating library. Find out what Darwin and his shipmates read here.
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- … for the voyage, refers to FitzRoy’s ‘immense stock of instruments & books . . . in books all …
- … he felt he would need, even if it meant duplicating some of FitzRoy’s own: ‘You are of course …
- … to leaving mine behind . . . There will be plenty of room for Books.’ (Letter from Robert …
- … feet. The books in the Poop Cabin are at the Service of all the Officers of the Beagle who …
- … transfered from one Officer to another without the knowledge of the person who has it in charge. …
- … papers . . . of . . . Lord Anson . . . by Richard Walter . London, 1748. ( ‘Beagle’ diary p. 62) …
- … atlas, constructed from the latest authorities. London and Edinburgh, 1823. (Contemporary …
- … and Beering’s Strait . . . 1825, 26, 27, 28 . London, 1831. (DAR 31.1: 276v.; 33: 253v.). …
- … round the world. Translated by John Reinhold Forster. London, 1772. ( Voyage , p. 178; DAR …
- … Science. Report of the 2d meeting . . . Oxford, 1832 . London, 1833. (Letter to J. S. Henslow …
- … . . . by John Black. With Notes . . . by Robert Jameson. London, 1813. (DAR 30.2: 154). Darwin …
- … of the loss of his Majesty’s ship the Wager , etc. London, 1743. (DAR 36.1: 447). Burchell, …
- … Anniversary address (1834). Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 2 (1833–8): 44–70. …
- … of Anglesea. Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 1, pt 2 (18): 359–452. (DAR 33: …
- … the southern extremity of South America. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 1 (1832): 155 …
- … . . . of earthquakes. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 51 (1760): 566 …
- … insect . . . Transactions of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 4 (1833): 209–17. (Letter to J. …
- … a map of cotidal lines. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 123 (1833): 147 …
- … that have not been located. Administration du Muséum Royal d’Histoire Naturelle. …
- … of a recent deluge. Transactions of the Geological Society of London 5 (1821): 516–44. (DAR 34.2 …
- … Island of Juan Fernández. Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 1 (1834): 21–6. (DAR …
- … age of the veins of Cornwall. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 2 (1822): …
- … the mines of Cornwall. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 120 (1830): 399 …
- … and of Ascidiæ. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 126 (1834): 365–88. ( …
- … made by Captain Basil Hall, . . . Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 7 (1815): 269 …
Darwin in letters, 1865: Delays and disappointments
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The year was marked by three deaths of personal significance to Darwin: Hugh Falconer, a friend and supporter; Robert FitzRoy, captain of the Beagle; and William Jackson Hooker, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and father of Darwin’s friend…
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- … the chief work on Charles Darwin’s mind was the writing of The variation of animals and plants …
- … projects came to fruition in 1865, including the publication of his long paper on climbing plants in …
- … of the year, Darwin was elected an honorary member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The …
- … end of April; and William Jackson Hooker, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and J. D. …
- … ready to submit his paper on climbing plants to the Linnean Society of London, and though he was …
- … seconded Darwin’s nomination for the Copley Medal of the Royal Society of London in 1864, had …
- … origin of species ( Origin ), which the Council of the Royal Society had failed to include among …
- … fever), and was wondering whether to send it to the Linnean Society, or to the Royal Society of …
- … An abstract of the paper was read before the Linnean Society on 2 February, and in April Darwin …
- … suggested to Scott in 1862, when Scott was working at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, that he …
- … the duke of Argyll, had delivered an address to the Royal Society of Edinburgh criticising Origin …
- … find himself in December elected an honorary member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. ‘Here is a …
- … Hooker to convalesce, first with friends in Notting Hill, London, then in Buxton, Derbyshire. …
- … and Leonard were still at school in Clapham, south-west London, and Horace was seeing a private …
- … foolish’;. In November, Darwin and Emma visited Erasmus in London ( Correspondence vol. 13, CD’s …
- … and before the move to Down, Kent, when Darwin was living in London. There are letters commenting on …
Dipsacus and Drosera: Frank’s favourite carnivores
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In Autumn of 1875, Francis Darwin was busy researching aggregation in the tentacles of Drosera rotundifolia (F. Darwin 1876). This phenomenon occurs when coloured particles within either protoplasm or the fluid in the cell vacuole (the cell sap) cluster…
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- … Drosera rotundifolia on an English heath, the Origin of Species author wrote, ‘ I care more …
- … killer vegetables culminated in 1875 with the publication of Insectivorous Plants . This treatise …
- … son, Francis, carried on his father’s legacy in a variety of ways, including through his own …
- … he is credited with illustrating the tiny underwater traps of Aldrovanda and Utricularia . …
- … after the first edition was published. In Autumn of 1875, Francis Darwin was busy researching …
- … Plants that these aggregated cellular masses consisted of living protoplasm . Inspired by his …
- … and Darwin senior submitted his son’s discovery to the Royal Society of London. Only fellows of the …
- … of the common teasel ( Dipsacus sylvestris )’ at the Royal Society on 1 March 1877 (F. Darwin …
- … An abstract of Francis’ paper was published in the Royal Society’s Proceedings , but to his …
- … by the beginning of August. Still displeased by the Royal Society’s decision not to publish the full …
- … Insectivorous plants . 2d ed. Revised by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. Darwin, F. …
- … ). (Abstract.) [Read 1 March 1877.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 26: 4–8. …
- … Drosera rotundifolia . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 17 (98), 17–31. …
ESHS 2018: 19th century scientific correspondence networks
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Sunday 16 September, 16:00-18.00, Institute of Education, Room 802 Session chair: Paul White (Darwin Correspondence Project); Discussion chair: Francis Neary (Darwin Correspondence Project) This session marks the formal launch of Ɛpsilon …
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- … Sunday 16 September, 16:00-18.00, Institute of Education, Room 802 Session …
- … Project) This session marks the formal launch of Ɛpsilon ( epsilon.ac.uk ), the first …
- … across different correspondences can reveal a fuller picture of the different ways working-class …
- … people challenged borders and boundaries, including those of modern scientific disciplines. …
- … the view from the archives’ Abstract: The Royal Society was a central node in the networks …
- … projects. Correspondence served as the vehicle for a wealth of scientific material (observations, …
- … material separated by time, we will ponder on some of the difficulties that remain to recreate the …
- … contribution will draw from a variety of examples from the Royal Society archives, examples of John …
- … Ferlier is the Digital Resources Manager at the Royal Society’s Centre for the History of …
- … role, she is responsible for making over 350 years of Royal Society collections discoverable online …
- … James is Professor of the History of Science at the Royal Institution and University College …
- … nineteenth centuries and how they relate to other areas of society and culture, for example art, …
- … ‘The Common Purposes of Life’ – a set of essays on the Royal Institution. His Michael Faraday: A …
- … Herculaneum. He has been President of the British Society for the History of Science, the …
- … British Science Association and is currently chair of the Society for the History of Alchemy and …
1.19 John Collier, oil in NPG
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< Back to Introduction Very soon after the delivery of Collier’s portrait of Darwin to the Linnean Society, Darwin’s eldest son William decided to commission a replica to add to the family collection of pictures, which he had inherited. The new…
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- … Back to Introduction Very soon after the delivery of Collier’s portrait of Darwin to the …
- … Replica 1883’, but in fact it was not an exact copy of the Linnean’s picture. As William Darwin …
- … than the original, also the eyes are bluish with a trace of green, and not brownish as in the other …
- … that the present generation should have no public portrait of him . . . The Collier from its size is …
- … a painting on this scale, and anyway ‘the chance of any of us or the children finally settling at …
- … far back as April 1882, Sir John Everett Millais, then one of the NPG’s Directors, had written …
- … became better known than the first version in the Linnean Society’s building. William’s action was …
- … at Down. The copy of Collier’s portrait of Darwin at the Royal Society was painted by Mabel Messer …
- … copies at Christ’s College Cambridge, and in the Royal College of Surgeons. physical …
- … of Celebrated Characters of England, Scotland and Ireland (London: George Bell, 1897), pp. 221-2. …
- … and Other Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures in the Royal College of Surgeons of England …
- … A sale, Valuable Books and Manuscripts, at Christie’s, London, on 15 December 2021 included (lot …
- … Collier’s portrait, published by Nicolas Sarony & Co., London. See also other references and …
1.20 Leopold Flameng etching, after Collier
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< Back to Introduction Almost as soon as Collier’s portrait of Darwin was put on display at the Linnean Society in 1882, requests for permission to reproduce it flooded in, from book and print publishers. Collier himself often felt, with some…
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- … Almost as soon as Collier’s portrait of Darwin was put on display at the Linnean Society in …
- … given that this copyright was shared with the Linnean Society and the National Portrait Gallery. He …
- … were produced for illustrated publications harmed the sale of the one print he had approved – an …
- … entries implied that it was taken from the 1883 version of the portrait, i.e. the one commissioned …
- … However, this seems open to doubt, given the involvement of the Linnean Society in its production, …
- … this print emulated Rajon’s etching from the portrait of Darwin by Ouless, and it too aspired to be …
- … impression with these ‘remarques’ is in the collection of Professor William Friedman; in another, …
- … A successor to Flameng’s print in the form of a coloured mezzotint by George Sidney Hunt was later …
- … ‘Published 1922 by the Museum Galleries 26 Museum Street London WC Copyright’. …
- … references and bibliography Linnean Society Council Minute Book no. 6 (1881–1891), pp. 48, 53–54, …
- … over reproduction rights for his painting of Darwin. Linnean Society archive, BL/3/5, BL/3/7 and BL …
- … of Her Majesty’s reign, 1837–1887 , at the New Gallery, London, 1891–1892, pp. 81–82. ‘Department …
- … , accessed January 2020. Algernon Graves, The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of …
3.2 Maull and Polyblank photo 1
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< Back to Introduction The rise of professional photographic studios in the mid nineteenth century was a key factor in the shaping of Darwinian iconography, but Darwin’s relationship with these firms was from the start a cautious and sometimes a…
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- … < Back to Introduction The rise of professional photographic studios in the mid …
- … a difficult one. In 1854-5 the newly established firm of Henry Maull and George Henry Polyblank …
- … for inclusion, and he was invited for a sitting in their London studio, probably in 1855. Portrait …
- … Maull and Polyblank were offering photographs in a variety of formats – ‘cabinet’ pictures or …
- … single friend is surprising’. If Hooker wanted an image of him, a photograph of Samuel Laurence’s …
- … wicked’. Hooker himself acknowledged in a letter of 1864 that the existing photographs of Darwin …
- … between this troubled image and the calm, philosophical aura of photographs taken by members of …
- … references and bibliography National Portrait Gallery, London, online catalogue of the Literary …
- … (ed.), The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin , 3 vols (London: John Murray, 1887, 1888), vol. 2, …
- … Historical Embodiments of Natural Knowledge (Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1998 …
- … ‘The Maull photographic portrait collection held at the Royal Society’, Notes and Records of the …
Darwin in letters, 1864: Failing health
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On receiving a photograph from Charles Darwin, the American botanist Asa Gray wrote on 11 July 1864: ‘the venerable beard gives the look of your having suffered, and … of having grown older’. Because of poor health, Because of poor health, Darwin…
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- … on 11 July 1864 : ‘the venerable beard gives the look of your having suffered, and … of having …
- … after the long illness that had plagued him since the spring of 1863. Because of poor health, Darwin …
- … his health improved enough for him to make some observations of dimorphic plants with William’s help …
- … professor of clinical medicine at University College, London, and physician-in-ordinary to Queen …
- … of Lythrum salicaria ’) and sent it to the Linnean Society of London, thus completing the work he …
- … and December were also marked by the award to Darwin of the Royal Society’s Copley Medal; he had …
- … the gold medal was considered the greatest accolade that the Royal Society could bestow. The …
- … sent to Daniel Oliver, keeper of the herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and professor of …
- … plants’), which Darwin submitted to the Linnean Society in January 1865. Climbers and twiners …
- … Origin . He communicated Crüger’s paper to the Linnean Society, in addition to a paper on Bonatea …
- … had been initiated by Scott, a gardener at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, in 1862 with a …
- … Scott’s papers on the orchid Oncidium to the Linnean Society in 1864 (Scott 1864b). Recognising …
- … Primulaceae that was communicated by Darwin to the Linnean Society (Scott 1864a); other papers of …
- … with the staff he supervised as assistant director of the Royal Botanic Gardens. He noted, for …
- … socialising with Charles Lyell and other members of the London scientific circle. Another …
- … Council’s judgment. The declaration, drafted by a group of London chemists and signed by over 200 …
- … Bentham expressed in his presidential address to the Linnean Society; Darwin, however, remained …
- … Roderick Impey Murchison that were first presented at the Royal Geographical Society, and later …
- … officers of the recently formed Anthropological Society of London, many of whose members sought a …
- … The Copley medal controversy After the award of the Royal Society’s Copley Medal, Darwin may …
- … of 7 November [1864] that half the significance of the Royal Society’s award related to the …
- … account’. Darwin had earlier revealed his awareness that a Royal Society medal could not be easily …
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
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‘I am getting sick of insectivorous plants’, Darwin confessed in January 1875. He had worked on the subject intermittently since 1859, and had been steadily engaged on a book manuscript for nine months; January also saw the conclusion of a bitter dispute…
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- … I am merely slaving over the sickening work of preparing new Editions Plants …
- … species, and botanical research had often been a source of personal satisfaction, providing relief …
- … on a book manuscript for some nine months. The pleasures of observation and experiment had given way …
- … was also revising another manuscript, the second edition of Climbing plants , which he hoped to …
- … had he completed these tasks, than he took up the revision of another, much longer book, the second …
- … with fresh enthusiasm to the new assistant director at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, William …
- … Edwin Ray Lankester, who was up for election to the Linnean Society. The ‘malcontents’ of the …
- … Mivart was a distinguished zoologist, a fellow of the Royal Society of London, and a secretary of …
- … respecting codes of conduct and communication in scientific society. Huxley chose journalism, …
- … Hooker was hampered by his position as president of the Royal Society from spurning Mivart in public …
- … when the chance arose. On 28 January , he sent a note on Royal Society business to Edward Burnett …
- … opinion on vivisection, the government decided to appoint a Royal Commission to advise on future …
- … when performing a painful experiment ( Report of the Royal Commission on vivisection , p. 183). …
- … with Klein when his son Francis was studying medicine in London. Klein had assisted in some of …
- … had been opened in the village, and a local temperance society had been established by a Down …
- … her large private collection. She tried to meet Darwin in London on several occasions and finally …
- … 15 July [1875] ). Such visitors from the upper ranks of society could be especially taxing. As Emma …
- … quickly: ‘I do not see how I could get a sort of living Royal Duke out of my house within the short …
- … a paper in October and asked Darwin to submit it to the Royal Society on his behalf. Darwin …
- … Darwin had to break the news to the author in 1876 that his Royal Society ambitions had been …
- … been appointed professor of zoology at University College, London. Darwin learned about the …
- … had helped to introduce Darwin to scientific society in London, and offered much advice on his early …
2.13 Edgar Boehm, statue in the NHM
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< Back to Introduction Edgar Boehm’s marble statue of Darwin in the Natural History Museum was commissioned by the committee of the Darwin Memorial Fund. This body had been set up by Darwin’s friends after his death in 1882, with the aim of providing…
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- … to Introduction Edgar Boehm’s marble statue of Darwin in the Natural History Museum was …
- … or honor his memory, and their name is legion’. Scrutiny of the list of over 650 subscribers in the …
- … down to five shillings or so, and some entries in the list of donors were for groups, whose …
- … Darwin in Westminster Abbey (also by Boehm), and to set up a Royal Society fund with capital of £2 …
- … formality of ticketing. Thomas Huxley, as President of the Royal Society, presented the work to the …
- … efficiently run studio with a team of assistants, enjoyed royal favour, and had an extensive …
- … physical location Natural History Museum, London accession or collection number MMS ID …
- … 40–42). Darwin Memorial Fund: Report of the Committee (London, 1888); the frontispiece is an …
- … J. Cornish, Sir William Henry Flower: A Personal Memoir (London: Macmillan, 1904), pp. 138f. …
- … Darwin: A Century of Family Letters, 1792–1896 , 2 vols (London: John Murray, 1915), vol. 2, p. 270 …
- … History Museum’ in F.H.W. Sheppard (ed.), Survey of London , vol. 38, South Kensington Museums …
- … (ed.), Charles Darwin: A Commemoration 1882–1982 (London: Linnean Society and Academic Press, …
- … Paintings and Sculpture at the Natural History Museum, London (London: Mansell for the Natural …
