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Displays	Richard Owen (1804-1892) Remove from selection Add to selection Reproduction Object numberRCSSC/P 185 CollectionSpecial collections CategorySculpture Object nameHalf figure sculptures, Busts TitleRichard Owen (1804-1892) DescriptionBust of Richard Owen by Alfred Gilbert, unsigned. Owen was appointed as Assistant Conservator to William Clift in 1827. He was an intelligent and ambitious young man who quickly became one of Britain’s leading zoologists. Among the most famous of his discoveries was that of the moa (Dinornis spp.), which he identified from small bone fragments sent back from New Zealand. Owen went on to become Superintendent of the Department of Natural History at the British Museum. Some of the information inscribed on this bust is incorrect. Richard Owen was Assistant Conservator 1827-1842 and Conservator 1842-1856. Production date 1895 - 1896 Artist‎ Gilbert, Alfred, 1854-1934, artist Sitter/subject Owen, Sir Richard, 1804-1892, knight, anatomist purchased Gilbert, Alfred, 1854-1934, artist (1893) Physical Location LocationOn public display in RCS England's London headquarters Physical Information Physical descriptionBronze bust on shallow cast bronze base, on an ebonised wooden foot. Base plan is trapezoid with rear wider than front, height 90cm. Dimensions whole height: 960 mm whole width: 890 mm whole depth: 610 mm base width: 430 mm base width: 535 mm base depth: 305 mm

Reproduction

Object numberRCSSC/P 185

Object nameHalf figure sculptures, Busts

TitleRichard Owen (1804-1892)

DescriptionBust of Richard Owen by Alfred Gilbert, unsigned. Owen was appointed as Assistant Conservator to William Clift in 1827. He was an intelligent and ambitious young man who quickly became one of Britain’s leading zoologists. Among the most famous of his discoveries was that of the moa (Dinornis spp.), which he identified from small bone fragments sent back from New Zealand. Owen went on to become Superintendent of the Department of Natural History at the British Museum. Some of the information inscribed on this bust is incorrect. Richard Owen was Assistant Conservator 1827-1842 and Conservator 1842-1856.

Production date 1895 - 1896

Artist‎

Gilbert, Alfred, 1854-1934, artist

Sitter/subject

Owen, Sir Richard, 1804-1892, knight, anatomist

purchased

Gilbert, Alfred, 1854-1934, artist (1893)

Physical Location

LocationOn public display in RCS England's London headquarters

Physical Information

Physical descriptionBronze bust on shallow cast bronze base, on an ebonised wooden foot. Base plan is trapezoid with rear wider than front, height 90cm.

Dimensions

whole height: 960 mm
whole width: 890 mm
whole depth: 610 mm
base width: 430 mm
base width: 535 mm
base depth: 305 mm