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Baron Georges Cuvier (1769–1832)
Baron Georges Cuvier (1769–1832)
Baron Georges Cuvier (1769–1832)
Baron Georges Cuvier (1769–1832)
Baron Georges Cuvier (1769–1832)
Baron Georges Cuvier (1769–1832)
Baron Georges Cuvier (1769–1832)
Baron Georges Cuvier (1769–1832)

Image credit: The Royal Society of Edinburgh

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A colossal head of the anatomist, who was a professor at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris for many years. He was elected to honorary Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1813.

The Royal Society of Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Title

Baron Georges Cuvier (1769–1832)

Medium

plaster

Measurements

H 76 x W 42 x D 44 cm

Accession number

S08

Work type

Bust

Inscription description

carved into right side: a la memoire de / Georges Cuvier / P J David d'Angers

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