Sketches and Illustrations by Francis Galton

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<p>Drawings and sketches by Francis Galton, in pencil, ink and paint:</p>
<li>Painting of flowers, 29 May 1830; 1 ff.</li>
<li>Pencil sketches of a river scene, Jan 1830; 2 ff.</li>
<li>Ink sketches of machinery, annotated "Francis Galton's assortative projects 17 July 1835"; 2 ff.</li>
<li>Pencil sketch of two men who appear to be boxing, 25 November 1836; 1 ff.</li>
<li>Pencil sketch "Tomb of Eloisa to Abelard, April 28 1840 Pere la Chaise - Paris"; 1 ff.</li>
<li>Pencil sketch of the twitch tree of stone, with fragments of a poem, August 1842; 3 ff.</li>
<li>Pencil sketches of the scenery at Farleyer and Inchdairnie, September 1842; 3 ff.</li>
<li>Pencil sketch of a view of a farmhouse from the twitch tees, September 1842; 1 ff.</li>
<li>Pencil sketch of the view of McQueen's Hotel from Calton Hill, September 1842; 1 ff.</li>
<li>Ink sketch of "The last meeting of the Caseo-Tostic", showing a New Years Eve celebration at Cambridge; Galton, Dalyell, Stewart and Clark are pictured. 1843, 1 ff.</li>
<li>Three illustrations made in Italy, 1846: the amphitheatre at Verona [ink]; view of Albano [pencil]; Ponte Rotta, Rome [pencil]; 3 ff.</li>
<li>Pencil sketch of Kings College Chapel from the field by the Mill, 1849; 1 ff.</li>
<li>Ink sketches of Galton's room at Cambridge, undated [1844]; 2 ff.</li>

Sketches and Illustrations by Francis Galton

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