Credit: The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.2948

    Portrait of Richard Owen

    Date
    1882
    Sitter
    Richard Owen (1804 - 1892, British) , Naturalist
    Creator - Organisation
    MacLure and MacDonald, Lithographer
    After
    Herbert Rose Barraud (1845 - 1896, British) , Photographer
    Object type
    Image reference
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 225mm
    width (print): 175mm
    Subject
    Earth Sciences
       > Palaeontology
          > Fossils
    Description
    Head and shoulder portrait of Richard Owen within an oval frame. He is shown turned towards his left and is looking out towards the viewer. Owen is presented in a dark jacket and waistcoat, white shirt and black bowtie.

    Inscribed below: ‘Reproduction by Maclure & Macdonald, London.’ ‘Richd Owen’

    Richard Owen (1804-1892), British naturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1834. He was awarded the Royal Medal in 1846 and the Copley Medal in 1851.
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