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Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

(1817-1911), Botanist

Sitter in 14 portraits
Botanist; with Lyell persuaded Darwin to publish his Origin of Species and a forceful proponent of evolutionary theory in later controversies; published extensively on botany and succeeded his father Sir William Jackson Hooker, as director of Kew Gardens, 1865.

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Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, by William Edward Kilburn - NPG P1027

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

by William Edward Kilburn
daguerreotype, arched top, circa 1852
NPG P1027

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG P106(12)

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, arched top, circa 1855
NPG P106(12)

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, by Frank Bowcher - NPG 2276

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

by Frank Bowcher
silvered copper medal, 1897
NPG 2276

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, by Frank Bowcher - NPG 2033

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

by Frank Bowcher
Wedgwood medallion, 1897
NPG 2033

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, by William Rothenstein - NPG 4199

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

by William Rothenstein
pencil, 1903
NPG 4199

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG Ax18346

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax18346

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker; Thomas Henry Huxley, by Henry Joseph Whitlock - NPG x138802

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker; Thomas Henry Huxley

by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x138802

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13915

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1864
NPG Ax13915

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG x13934

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1864
NPG x13934

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, by George Charles Wallich, published by John Van Voorst - NPG Ax14784

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

by George Charles Wallich, published by John Van Voorst
albumen print on card mount, published 1870
NPG Ax14784

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington - NPG Ax17635

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, published 1881
NPG Ax17635

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, by Lock & Whitfield - NPG x133379

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

by Lock & Whitfield
woodburytype, 1881 or before
NPG x133379

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, by Thomas Herbert Maguire, printed by M & N Hanhart - NPG D35962

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

by Thomas Herbert Maguire, printed by M & N Hanhart
lithograph, 1851
NPG D35962

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, by William Rothenstein - NPG D20881

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

by William Rothenstein
lithograph, 1903
NPG D20881

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04 March 2019, 04:59

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