Lithograph portrait by T. H. Maguire.
Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1817-1911). Lithograph portrait with facsimile signature, by Thomas Herbert Maguire (1821-95), lithographed by M. & H. Hanhart. [Ipswich: G. Ransome,] 1851 (dated in the plate). 610 x 440 mm.; image (without signature) measures 242 x 292 mm. Small chips in the margins, a few faint spots, but with the image in excellent condition.
First Edition. The largest and best portrait of Joseph Dalton Hooker, the eminent taxonomic botanist and plant geographer, and a close friend and ally of Darwin. The portrait formed part of a series titled Portraits of Honorary Members of the Ipswich Museum, published in 1852. Rare.
Book Id: 40420Price: $1,500.00
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