M0017603: Wood engraving showing the evolution of a dog and bone into a butler bearing a silver serving-dish, 1863

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Satirical drawing; 'Good dog'

Wood engraving after C. Bennett, 1863, of the evolution of a dog and bone into a butler bearing a silver serving-dish, satirising Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Related images: V0011243

October 1959

1 photograph sheet film negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 12102i

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

This item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.