Charles Darwin
Photographer
Herbert Rose Barraud
(British, 1845 - 1896)
Date1881
Object number00042683
NamePhotograph
MediumBlack and white photographic print on paper mounted on card.
Dimensions165 x 110 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionPortrait of Charles Darwin. Darwin was born 1809 and died 1882, this photograph as taken in 1881, the year before his death. He published The Origin of Species in 1859. The book became one of the most profound influences on scientific thinking in the modern era, and is the publication for which Darwin is best remembered. Darwin's revolutionary theory was formulated during his five year voyage aboard the hydrographic vessel HMS BEAGLE while surveying in South America and the Pacific.HistoryPortrait of Charles Darwin. Darwin was born 1809 and died 1882. He published The Origin of Species in 1859. The book became one of the most profound influences on scientific thinking in the modern era, and is the publication for which Darwin is best remembered. Darwin's revolutionary theory was formulated during his five year voyage aboard the hydrographic vessel HMS BEAGLE while surveying in South America and the Pacific.
