Picture No | 10472302 |
Date | 1860s |
Description | Origin Species, CH Bennett, banker - vulture. |
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'Vulturine'. Satire on Darwin's 'Origin of Species' showing the evolution of a vulture to a banker. Known for his beak and bald head the vulture has exchanged his feathers for a broadcloth and cheque-book. Fortunately he no longer needs to seek his prey as the prey seek him.
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Source | Charles H Bennett in The Origin of Species dedicated to Charles Darwin. Character Sketches and Development drawings |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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