Lithograph portrait by T. H. Maguire.
Owen, Richard (1804-92). Lithograph portrait with facsimile signature, by Thomas Herbert Maguire (1821-95), lithographed by M. & H. Hanhart. [Ipswich: G. Ransome,] 1850 (dated in the plate). 610 x 440 mm.; image (without signature) measures 242 x 292 mm. A few faint spots in the margins, but very good.
First Edition. The largest and among the best portraits of paleontologist and zoologist Richard Owen, superintendent of the Natural History department of the British Museum, and one of Darwin's foremost adversaries. The portrait formed part of a series titled Portraits of Honorary Members of the Ipswich Museum, published in 1852. Very rare.
Book Id: 40423Price: $2,500.00
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