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Lot 91
Darwin (Charles).- Darwin (Leonard, son of Charles Darwin) Portrait photograph of Charles Darwin by Leonard Darwin, [1878]; and another portrait photograph of Darwin by Lock and Whitfield, [1877] (2).
Hammer Price: £1,000
Description
Darwin (Charles, naturalist, geologist, and originator of the theory of natural selection, 1809-82).- Darwin (Leonard, politician and economist, son of Charles Darwin, 1850-1943) Portrait photograph of Charles Darwin by Leonard Darwin, small crease in left hand corner, 115 x 91mm., [1878]; and another portrait photograph of Darwin by Lock and Whitfield, 114 x 92mm., [1877], both laid down on card (2).
⁂ First mentioned a private photograph by Darwin's son. The photograph was made as a keepsake for both Darwin and Leonard as he was soon to go on a voyage to New Zealand on an unsuccessful attempt to photograph the Transit of Venus. Second mentioned a formal photograph taken by the firm of Lock and Whitfield, the second-lastcartethat he would have taken in his lifetime.
Description
Darwin (Charles, naturalist, geologist, and originator of the theory of natural selection, 1809-82).- Darwin (Leonard, politician and economist, son of Charles Darwin, 1850-1943) Portrait photograph of Charles Darwin by Leonard Darwin, small crease in left hand corner, 115 x 91mm., [1878]; and another portrait photograph of Darwin by Lock and Whitfield, 114 x 92mm., [1877], both laid down on card (2).
⁂ First mentioned a private photograph by Darwin's son. The photograph was made as a keepsake for both Darwin and Leonard as he was soon to go on a voyage to New Zealand on an unsuccessful attempt to photograph the Transit of Venus. Second mentioned a formal photograph taken by the firm of Lock and Whitfield, the second-lastcartethat he would have taken in his lifetime.
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