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03 - John Collier, Portrait of Charles Robert Darwin

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John Collier, Portrait of Charles Robert Darwin, 1883, oil on canvas, 125.7 x 96.5 cm., National Portrait Gallery, London

Collection: Endless Forms Audio Guide

Institution: Fitzwilliam Museum

Created: Tue 9 Jun 2009


Darwin's mother and the miniature: the story behind the Fitzwilliam's portrait of Susannah Wedgwood

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Charles Darwin's mother Susannah Wedgwood died when he was just eight, and he could never remember her face - until he discovered a long-hidden portrait of her as a young woman....

Collection: The Fitzwilliam Museum Podcasts

Institution: Fitzwilliam Museum

Created: Tue 24 Aug 2010


Face to Face: Polar Portraits

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Face to Face: Polar Portraits with Prof. Julian Dowdeswell and Mrs. Heather Lane

Collection: Cambridge in America Videos

Institution: Cambridge in America

Created: Tue 19 May 2009


Ludmilla Jordanova, Darwin's universal impact, Mon 6 July

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The Impact of Images of Darwin
Professor Ludmilla Jordanova (Department of History, King’s College London)

Summary: Millions of people can recognize the figure of Charles...

Collection: Darwin Festival 2009

Institution: Department of Biological Anthropology

Created: Thu 15 Oct 2009


'On the Shoulders of Giants': Portraits from the University of Cambridge

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A behind-the-scenes introduction to The Fitzwilliam Museum's first-ever photographic exhibition, with photographer Howard Guest and curator Duncan Robinson. Several of the sitters...

Collection: The Fitzwilliam Museum Podcasts

Institution: Fitzwilliam Museum

Created: Fri 17 Oct 2008