FOOTNOTES:[300]On the action of carbonate of ammonia on roots and leaves.[301]The allusion is to Mr. Huxley's address, "On the hypothesis that animals are automata, and its history," given at the Belfast Meeting of the British Association, 1874, and republished inScience and Culture.
[300]On the action of carbonate of ammonia on roots and leaves.
[300]On the action of carbonate of ammonia on roots and leaves.
[301]The allusion is to Mr. Huxley's address, "On the hypothesis that animals are automata, and its history," given at the Belfast Meeting of the British Association, 1874, and republished inScience and Culture.
[301]The allusion is to Mr. Huxley's address, "On the hypothesis that animals are automata, and its history," given at the Belfast Meeting of the British Association, 1874, and republished inScience and Culture.
On the Friday succeeding my father's death, the following letter, signed by twenty Members of Parliament, was addressed to Dr. Bradley, Dean of Westminster:—
House of Commons, April 21, 1882.
Very Rev. Sir,—We hope you will not think we are taking a liberty if we venture to suggest that it would be acceptable to a very large number of our fellow-countrymen of all classes and opinions that our illustrious countryman, Mr. Darwin, should be buried in Westminster Abbey.
We remain, your obedient servants,
The Dean was abroad at the time, and telegraphed his cordial acquiescence.
The family had desired that my father should be buried at Down: with regard to their wishes, Sir John Lubbock wrote:—
House of Commons, April 25, 1882.
My dear Darwin,—I quite sympathise with your feeling, and personally I should greatly have preferred that your father should have rested in Down amongst us all. It is, I am sure, quite understood that the initiative was not taken by you. Still, from a national point of view, it is clearly right that he should be buried in the Abbey. I esteem it a great privilege to be allowed to accompany my dear master to the grave.
Believe me, yours most sincerely,
John Lubbock.
W. E. Darwin, Esq.
The family gave up their first-formed plans, and the funeral took place in Westminster Abbey on April 26th. The pall-bearers were:—
The funeral was attended by the representatives of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, and by those of the Universities and learned Societies, as well as by large numbers of personal friends and distinguished men.
The grave is in the north aisle of the Nave, close to the angle of the choir-screen, and a few feet from the grave of Sir Isaac Newton. The stone bears the inscription—
CHARLES ROBERT DARWIN.Born 12 February, 1809.Died 19 April, 1882.
Portraits.
Chief Portraits and Memorials not taken from Life.
Chief Engravings from Photographs.
*1854? By Messrs. Maull and Fox, engraved on wood forHarper's Magazine(Oct. 1884). Frontispiece,Life and Letters, vol. i.
1868 By the late Mrs. Cameron, reproduced in heliogravure by the Cambridge Engraving Company for the present work.
*1870? By O. J. Rejlander, engraved on Steel by C. H. Jeens forNature(June 4, 1874).
*1874? By Major Darwin, engraved on wood for theCentury Magazine(Jan. 1883). Frontispiece,Life and Letters, vol. ii.
1881 By Messrs. Elliot and Fry, engraved on wood by G. Kruells, for vol. iii. of theLife and Letters.
*The dates of these photographs must, from various causes, remain uncertain. Owing to a loss of books by fire, Messrs. Maull and Fox can give only an approximate date. Mr. Rejlander died some years ago, and his business was broken up. My brother, Major Darwin, has no record of the date at which his photograph was taken.
FOOTNOTES:[302]Probably a sketch made at one of the sittings for the last-mentioned.[303]Areplicaby the artist is in the possession of Christ's College, Cambridge.[304]Areplicaby the artist is in the possession of W. E. Darwin, Esq., Southampton.[305]A cast from this work is now placed in the New Museums at Cambridge.
[302]Probably a sketch made at one of the sittings for the last-mentioned.
[302]Probably a sketch made at one of the sittings for the last-mentioned.
[303]Areplicaby the artist is in the possession of Christ's College, Cambridge.
[303]Areplicaby the artist is in the possession of Christ's College, Cambridge.
[304]Areplicaby the artist is in the possession of W. E. Darwin, Esq., Southampton.
[304]Areplicaby the artist is in the possession of W. E. Darwin, Esq., Southampton.
[305]A cast from this work is now placed in the New Museums at Cambridge.
[305]A cast from this work is now placed in the New Museums at Cambridge.