Portrait of Henry De la Beche (1796-1854)

Oil portrait of Henry De la Beche (1796-1854), by Henry William Pickersgill. Henry Thomas De la Beche's main geological work in the south west of England was the first in the world to be government supported and as a result he was appointed the first Director General of the Geological Survey of Great Britain on its formation in 1835. De la Beche was a gifted artist, often illustrating his own geological papers or creating doodles and caricatures for his and others amusement

1847 Appointed Beche Caricatures Creating Doodles Geological Geologist Gifted Illustrating Often Pickersgill Result Supported Survey

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