Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882), Naturalist, geologist and originator of the theory of evolution
Sitter in 24 portraits
Naturalist who formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection; the result of years of research, his Origin of Species (1859) made a meticulous survey of life-forms and the conditions which governed their development; wrote other important works on botany, zoology, geology, and evolution.
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, circa 1855
NPG P106(7)
by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Bt
terracotta bust, 1883
On display in Room 21 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 761
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1866
NPG Ax17797
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1866
NPG x5935
Down House, Kent
Natural History Museum, London
Category
Animals and Birds
Science and Mathematics
Groups
Geologists
Naturalists











