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Prof. Owen and Mr Bryce-Wright

Drawing
ca.1873 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Ernest Griset (artist)
Place of origin
London (drawn)

Humorous drawing depicting Professor Richard Owen and Mr. Bryce McMurdo Wright surrounded by animals

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Illustration
Object type
Drawing
TitleProf. Owen and Mr Bryce-Wright (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, Pen and ink
Water-Colour
Pen and Ink
Brief description
Drawing of Professor Owen and Mr Bryce McMurdo Wright, by Ernest Griset, ca.1873, London probably
Physical description
Humorous drawing depicting Professor Richard Owen and Mr. Bryce McMurdo Wright surrounded by animals
Marks and inscriptions
  • signed 'Ernest Griset' (Bottom right hand corner of drawing)
  • 'Prof. Owen and Mr Bruce-Wright' (Inscribed in pencil on the drawings and on the original mount)
  • 'Owen"Hullo!! Bryce-Wright-what a new discovery/ why!! / "It's a dentigerous Bird!!-I'll find it a simple name / "say-Odontopteryx Tollapicus" ' (Caption on orignal mount below the drawing)
  • '' NB W.Bryce Wright discovered a dentigerous birds head in the London' Clay. Named by Prof. Owen "Odontopteryx." ' (Caption on orignal mount below the drawing)
Credit line
Bequeathed by H.H.Harrod
Object history
This drawing depicts Professor Richard Owen who was considered the greatest palaeontologist of his day, but an uncompromising anti-Darwinian. He was also the first director of the Natural History Museum in London. He is with the mineralogist Bryce McMurdo Wright.
Associated object
E.778-1948 (Set)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.777-1948

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Record createdApril 29, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O228991/prof-owen-and-mr-bryce-drawing-ernest-griset/
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