‘Men of the Day, No. 33. “Natural Selection.”’, Vanity Fair (30th September, 1871)

Title

‘Men of the Day, No. 33. “Natural Selection.”’, Vanity Fair (30th September, 1871)

Description

Charles Darwin as represented in Vanity Fair’s ‘Men of the Day’ series in 1871. As this image and caption suggests, by the time he published Descent in 1871 Charles Darwin was well known and well respected for his major work On the Origin of the Species, first published almost twelve years earlier.

Source

L434:6.b.83

Date

30th September, 1871

Rights

© Cambridge University Library

Files

T450.a.b.3_darwin.jpg

Citation

“‘Men of the Day, No. 33. “Natural Selection.”’, Vanity Fair (30th September, 1871),” Darwin Behind the Scenes, accessed April 25, 2024, https://darwinbehindthescenes.omeka.net/items/show/61.