Sketches and Illustrations by Francis Galton

Drawings and sketches by Francis Galton, in pencil, ink and paint:

Painting of flowers, 29 May 1830; 1 ff.

Pencil sketches of a river scene, Jan 1830; 2 ff.

Ink sketches of machinery, annotated "Francis Galton's assortative projects 17 July 1835"; 2 ff.

Pencil sketch of two men who appear to be boxing, 25 November 1836; 1 ff.

Pencil sketch "Tomb of Eloisa to Abelard, April 28 1840 Pere la Chaise - Paris"; 1 ff.

Pencil sketch of the twitch tree of stone, with fragments of a poem, August 1842; 3 ff.

Pencil sketches of the scenery at Farleyer and Inchdairnie, September 1842; 3 ff.

Pencil sketch of a view of a farmhouse from the twitch tees, September 1842; 1 ff.

Pencil sketch of the view of McQueen's Hotel from Calton Hill, September 1842; 1 ff.

Ink sketch of "The last meeting of the Caseo-Tostic", showing a New Years Eve celebration at Cambridge; Galton, Dalyell, Stewart and Clark are pictured. 1843, 1 ff.

Three illustrations made in Italy, 1846: the amphitheatre at Verona [ink]; view of Albano [pencil]; Ponte Rotta, Rome [pencil]; 3 ff.

Pencil sketch of Kings College Chapel from the field by the Mill, 1849; 1 ff.

Ink sketches of Galton's room at Cambridge, undated [1844]; 2 ff.

1830-1849

19 folios

Some of the sketches had been enclosed in letters from F Galton to his family, see GALTON/1/4.

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A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.