Sir Richard Owen. Wood engraving by L. Sambourne, ca. 1884, after Sir E. Landseer.
- Landseer, Edwin, Sir, 1802-1873.
- Date:
- [1884]
- Reference:
- 7550i
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- Punch's fancy portraits
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Parody of a painting by Edwin Landseer painted in 1840 and known as Trial by jury, or Laying down the law (painting at Chatsworth, Derbyshire). In the present version, Owen "lays down the law" of natural history to an audience of dogs, of which the dog in the left background has the features of Thomas Henry Huxley, known as "Darwin's bulldog"
Publication/Creation
[London] : [Punch], [1884]
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1 print : wood engraving.
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Professor Owen, K.C.B. A knowin' professor. ... Linley Sambourne after 'Sir Edwin Landseer'
References note
R. Burgess, Portraits of doctors & scientists in the Wellcome Institute, London 1973, no. 2197.19
Reference
Wellcome Collection 7550i
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