Darwin as depicted by the ‘father of art photography’

An autographed photograph of Charles Darwin (1809-82) described as “very scarce” by Hansons (26.5% buyer’s premium) sold for £8500.

It was signed to the lower margin of its albumen print on carte-de-visite mount, 4 x 2½in (10.5 x …

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