To Spiridion Brusina 8 May [1869]1
Down Beckenham | Kent
May 8th
Esteemed Sir
I have much pleasure in sending photographs of Sir C. Lyell & Professor Owen, who I think are generally considered our most distinguished natural philosophers.2 I also enclose, according to your desire a photograph of myself.
With my best wishes for the success of your institution & with much respect I have the honour to remain
yours faithfully | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Summary
Sends photograph of Sir C. Lyell and Professor Owen, generally considered our most distinguished [British] naturalists. Includes the requested photograph of himself [see 6720].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-6736A
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Spiridion Brusina
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Archives of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (XV-48/AI 340)
- Physical description
- LS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6736A,” accessed on 19 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6736A.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 17