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Picture No 10472293
Date 1860s
Description Origin Species, CH Bennett, husband hunter - mouse
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Little Mousey'. Satire on Darwin's 'Origin of Species' showing the evolution of a young woman on the look out for a husband, from a mouse. Young women who wear crinoline, under the pretense of looking out for a husband, are (apparently) really seeking the provisions and comforts of a good home - a quiet little cheese to nibble at. As she sits quietly, fan in hand, her dress is transformed into a large cheese, while the quiet little creature herself evolves into a mouse, that eats the cheese.
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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