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DARWIN, CHARLES. 1809-1882. Photograph Signed (Ch. Darwin), image 1
DARWIN, CHARLES. 1809-1882. Photograph Signed (Ch. Darwin), image 2
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DARWIN, CHARLES. 1809-1882.
Photograph Signed ("Ch. Darwin"),

6 March 2020, 10:00 EST
New York

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DARWIN, CHARLES. 1809-1882.

Photograph Signed ("Ch. Darwin"), 4 x 2 1/2 inch albumen print carte-de-visite, portrait of Darwin by his eldest son William, signed on the verso and dated "1864," minor spotting to mount.
Provenance: The Medical and Scientific Library of W. Bruce Fye.

A STRIKING SIGNED DARWIN PHOTOGRAPH, depicting him for the first time with his iconic beard and one of two taken between 1860 and 1864 with which Darwin was most satisfied. It is one of two portraits "Darwin was willing to allow others to see following the publication of On The Origin of Species" (Darwin Correspondence Project).

Please note our online sale of The Medical & Scientific Library of W. Bruce Fye Part III, March 1-11, 2020.

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