COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0914880dc
Reference Number:
R145402
Image Title:
Charles Darwin in the form of an ape
Parent Work Title:
Scrapbook
Creator:
Betbeder, Faustin
Creator Role:
Artist
Date Created:
1874
Description:
Caricature: Body of an ape with the head of Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin is holding a mirror to another ape. Originally published in 'The London Sketch Book', April 1874 Vol 1, No. 4. Handwritten inscription relating to quotes from Shakespeare's "Love's Labours Lost".
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Cartoons
Subject:
English literature
Subject:
Evolution
Subject:
Apes
Category of Material:
Archives
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Lithography
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
People Covered:
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
E. L. Burney Collection
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-03-05
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2010-05
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Charles Darwin in the form of an ape
