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| Keywords: THH by Collier.jpg Thomas Henry Huxley by Marian Collier née Huxley pencil 7 1/2 in x 5 in 191 mm x 127 mm Purchased 1943 http //www npg org uk/live/search/person asp search ss sText Huxley LinkID mp02345 1880-1885 Marian Collier née Huxley PD-Art Sitter Thomas Henry Huxley 1825-1895 Biologist and science educationist Sitter in 21 portraits Artist Marian Collier née Huxley 1859-1887 Painter; first wife of John Collier Artist of 6 portraits Sitter in 1 portrait A key figure in Victorian scientific life Thomas Henry Huxley made important discoveries in several branches of biology He was a vigorous champion of Darwin and tended to antagonise moderate opinion by his abrasive style of speaking Huxley worked tirelessly to improve scientific education and served on many Royal Commissions on education and public health This portrait of him is by his daughter Marian who married the artist John Collier in 1879 Marion Collier studied at the Slade and in the early 1880s exhibited works at the Royal Academy and the Grosvenor Gallery After the birth of a daughter the artist suffered from severe depression and in 1887 she caught pneumonia and died Thomas Henry Huxley Pencil drawings | ||||
