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Charles Darwin

(1809-1882), Naturalist, geologist and originator of the theory of evolution

Charles Robert Darwin

Sitter in 35 portraits
Naturalist who formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection; the result of years of research, his On the 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 the philosophy of evolution.

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Charles Darwin, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG P106(7)

Charles Darwin

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, circa 1855
NPG P106(7)

Charles Darwin, by Julia Margaret Cameron - NPG P8

Charles Darwin

by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen print, 1868-1869
NPG P8

Charles Darwin, copy by John Collier - NPG 1024

Charles Darwin

copy by John Collier
oil on canvas, 1883, based on a work of 1881
On display in Room 19 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1024

Charles Darwin, by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Bt - NPG 761

Charles Darwin

by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Bt
terracotta bust, 1883
NPG 761

Charles Darwin, by Horace Montford - NPG 1395

Charles Darwin

by Horace Montford
terracotta bust, circa 1898-1904
NPG 1395

Charles Darwin, by Walker & Boutall, after  Maull & Fox - NPG x5930

Charles Darwin

by Walker & Boutall, after Maull & Fox
photogravure, (circa 1854)
NPG x5930

Charles Darwin, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after  Ernest Edwards - NPG Ax17797

Charles Darwin

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, 1865-1866
NPG Ax17797

Charles Darwin, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after  Ernest Edwards - NPG x5935

Charles Darwin

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, 1865-1866
NPG x5935

Charles Darwin, by Ernest Edwards - NPG x134603

Charles Darwin

by Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, 1865-1866
NPG x134603

Charles Darwin, by Julia Margaret Cameron, published by  T. Fisher Unwin - NPG Ax29139

Charles Darwin

by Julia Margaret Cameron, published by T. Fisher Unwin
photogravure, published 1893 (1868)
NPG Ax29139

Charles Darwin, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax18207

Charles Darwin

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1874
NPG Ax18207

Charles Darwin, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x5934

Charles Darwin

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1874
NPG x5934

Charles Darwin, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x5933

Charles Darwin

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1874
NPG x5933

Charles Darwin, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax46279

Charles Darwin

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1870s
NPG Ax46279

Charles Darwin, by Lock & Whitfield - NPG x5939

Charles Darwin

by Lock & Whitfield
sepia carbon cabinet card, 1877
NPG x5939

Charles Darwin, by Lock & Whitfield, published by  Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington - NPG Ax17583

Charles Darwin

by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, published 1878
NPG Ax17583

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07 March 2019, 06:18

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882), Naturalist, geologist and originator of the theory of evolution
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