Sculpture bust of Charles Darwin
Date
1898
Sitter
Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882, British) , Naturalist
Creator
Horace Montford (1840 - 1919, British) , Sculptor
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (sculpture): 558mm
width (sculpture): 555mm
depth (sculpture): mm
height (socle): 185mm
diameter (socle): 252mm
width (sculpture): 555mm
depth (sculpture): mm
height (socle): 185mm
diameter (socle): 252mm
Subject
Description
Bust of Charles Darwin depicted in old age, bearded and wearing a heavy coat. On a round marble socle.
Inscribed on the back 'H Montford Sc. 1898'.
Charles Darwin was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1839, he was on the council from 1854-1856. He was awarded the Royal Medal in 1853 and the Copley Medal in 1864.
Inscribed on the back 'H Montford Sc. 1898'.
Charles Darwin was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1839, he was on the council from 1854-1856. He was awarded the Royal Medal in 1853 and the Copley Medal in 1864.
Object history
Presented to the Royal Society by Lord Bridges, 1959.
The donation is recorded in the Royal Society’s Council Minutes: ‘Reported that the Officers had accepted the offer of Lord Bridges of a bust of Charles Darwin by H. Montford (1898). Resolved- that the action taken by the Officers be confirmed and thanks of the Society returned to Lord Bridges for this gift.’ Royal Society Minutes of Council, Printed, v.20 1957-1961, minute 20, meeting 18 June 1959, p.257.
Cast and copies: Two copies made from the Royal Society’s bust for the British Museum (Natural History): one for the Origin of Species exhibition in 1981 and one in a focal exhibit at the entrance of the gallery in 1985.
The donation is recorded in the Royal Society’s Council Minutes: ‘Reported that the Officers had accepted the offer of Lord Bridges of a bust of Charles Darwin by H. Montford (1898). Resolved- that the action taken by the Officers be confirmed and thanks of the Society returned to Lord Bridges for this gift.’ Royal Society Minutes of Council, Printed, v.20 1957-1961, minute 20, meeting 18 June 1959, p.257.
Cast and copies: Two copies made from the Royal Society’s bust for the British Museum (Natural History): one for the Origin of Species exhibition in 1981 and one in a focal exhibit at the entrance of the gallery in 1985.
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