Caricature of 'Ape', or Thomas Henry Huxley

Maker
William Makepeace Thackeray (b.1811, d.1863)
Date
Circa 1900
Description
Sombre-coloured print depicting T.H. Huxley standing with arms crossed and wearing pince-nez and long suit coat. Copy of illustration in 'Vanity Fair'.

Printed label (stuck to glass): "Thomas Henry Huxley, 1825-1895/Studied medicine at Charing Cross Hospital, London. When twenty, Huxley discovered/the layer of cells in the rootsheath of hairs which bears his name. He introduced the/idea of teaching Morphology through a series of typical animals, norms of their species,/and wrote the 'Theory of the Vertebrate Skull, Zoological evidence as to man's place in/nature', 'Elementary lessons in physiology' and other classics."
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Object detail

Maker

William Makepeace Thackeray (b.1811, d.1863)

Date

Circa 1900

Medium

paper, ink, cardboard

Measurements

35.2 x 24.0 cm

Accession Number

MHM01769

Inscriptions

name/inscriptions ▫ inscribed: 'Ape'
labels ▫ printed label on glass: 'Thomas Henry Huxley, 1825-1895/Studied medicine at Charing Cross Hospital, London. When twenty, Huxley discovered/the layer of cells in the rootsheath of hairs which bears his name. He introduced the/idea of teaching Morphology through a series of typical animals, norms of their species,/and wrote the 'Theory of the Vertebrate Skull, Zoological evidence as to man's place in/nature', 'Elementary lessons in physiology' and other classics.'

Object Type

artwork

Medical History Museum Category

Artworks and Commemorative Items

Museum

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