A Record of the Linnean Society of London's 2023 Exhibition About Alfred Russel Wallace

Photos of the Linnean Society of London's Wallace exhibition by Andrew Wakefield, December 2023.

The exhibition cellebrated the bicentenary of Wallace's birth, and ran from June until the 20th December 2023.


Life-size bronze resin portrait bust of Wallace on granith plinth by sculptor Jane Robbins.



Sketch of an Amazonian tree by Wallace.


Sketch made by Wallace on his Amazonian trip.


Sketches made by Wallace on his Amazonian trip.


Sketches of ancient petroglyphs made by Wallace on his Amazonian trip.


Sketch made by Wallace on his Amazonian trip.


Sketch made by Wallace on his Amazonian trip.


Some of Wallace's notebooks from his expedition to the Malay Archipelago.


Documents from Wallace's Malay Archipelago trip (the specimens are not his, but they are species he collected).

Also see https://www.carolinebanks.co.uk/exhibitions/a-r-wallace-at-the-linnean-society-london/

There is a much larger exhibition entitled "Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913). Biogeography and Evolution" at the National Museum of Natural Sciences (Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales de España), Madrid, Spain from 3 November 2023 - 1 September 2024. See https://www.mncn.csic.es/es/visita-el-mncn/exposiciones/alfred-russel-wallace-1823-1913-biogeografia-y-evolucion




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