Richard Owen Collection

Raphus cucullatus, dodo
Plate 1 from Memoirs on the Dodo by Sir Richard Owen, 1866

1838 Mantells Geological Strata Section
An idealised geological section drawn by Gideon Mantell to accompany his book " Wonders of Geology" 1838. It shows the nomenclature in use during the early part of the nineteenth century

1824 Bucklands Megalosaurus jaw no tint
1824 Uncoloured (original) Double quarto Plate XL of Megalosaurus jaw and teeth drawn by Mary Moreland, from William Bucklands " Notice on the Megalosaurus or great Fossil Lizard of

Gideon Mantell and iguanodon
Gideon Mantell (3 February 1790 - 10 November 1852). Gideon Mantell was a local doctor whose interest in fossils lead to his 1822 discovery near his home in Lewes of the first Iguanodon fossils

Pen and ink sketch by B. Waterhouse Hawkins
Sketch on the reverse of a letter dated 24 October 1855, written to Professor Richard Owen from Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Date: 1855

Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892)
Portrait of Sir Richard Owen, an English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. Picture shows Owen and the skeleton of Dinornis maximus, c. 1877. From The Life of Owen (1894)

1873 Richard Owen Old bones Vanity Fair
Richard Owen (20, July 1804- 18 December 1892). Caracature from Vanity Fairs Men of the Day series March 1st 1873. Owen was a comparative anatomist

1824 Bucklands Megalosaurus jaw teeth
1824 Quarto Plate XLI of Megalosaurus jaw and teeth drawn by Mary Moreland, from William Bucklands " Notice on the Megalosaurus or great Fossil Lizard of Stonesfield"

Richard Owen, British palaeontologist C016 / 5008
Richard Owen (1804-1892), British anatomist and palaeontologist. Owen was the founder and first director of the Natural History Museum, London, UK

1838 Maidstone Iguanodon Mantell piece a
The famous Mantell piece, a rock slab containing the most complete set of articulated dinosaur bones discovered up to that time - those of an iguanodon found in Maidstone, Kent

Remains of an extinct animal found in the Isle of Wight, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Remains of an extinct animal found in the Isle of Wight, 1865. 'A very remarkable reptile, to which Professor Owen has given the name of Polacanthus

Sir Richard Owen, 1865
1576998 Sir Richard Owen, 1865; (add.info.: Sir Richard Owen (20 July 1804 - 18 December 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist

Richard Owen, English paleontologist
NWI4949374 Richard Owen, English paleontologist.; (add.info.: Richard Owen, English paleontologist.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

CM34 7698 Richard Owen, Ford Galaxie
Richard Owen, Ford Galaxie, HSCC 70's Road Sports, Historic Road Sports and Historic Touring Cars, three classifications combined into the one 25 minute race, a multitude of separate classes

Professor Thomas Henry Huxley, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Professor Thomas Henry Huxley, 1880. Between the years 1847-1850 he was the assistant surgeon aboard HMS Rattlesnake off the eastern and northern coasts of Australia

Richard Owen, English zoologist, 1884. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
Richard Owen, English zoologist, 1884. After qualifying and practising as a surgeon, Owen (1804-1892) made major contributions in the fields of anatomy and paleontology

CJ11 1071 Richard Owen, Triumph TR2
Richard Owen, Triumph TR2, HSCC Historic Road Sports with Historic Touring Cars and Ecurie Classic, three classifications combined into the one race, a multitude of separate classes

CJ11 1008 Richard Owen, Triumph TR2, Adrian Oliver, Hillman Imp
Richard Owen, Triumph TR2, Adrian Oliver, Hillman Imp, HSCC Historic Road Sports with Historic Touring Cars and Ecurie Classic, three classifications combined into the one race

CJ11 0243 Richard Owen, Triumph TR2
Richard Owen, Triumph TR2, HSCC Historic Road Sports with Historic Touring Cars and Ecurie Classic, three classifications combined into the one race, a multitude of separate classes

Professor Owen, FRS (engraving)
1057710 Professor Owen, FRS (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professor Owen, FRS)

Sir R Owens Garden at Sheen Lodge (engraving)
1047828 Sir R Owens Garden at Sheen Lodge (engraving) by Wirgman, Theodore Blake (1848-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir R Owens Garden at Sheen Lodge)

Portrait of Sir Richard Owen (b / w photo)
984216 Portrait of Sir Richard Owen (b/w photo) by Lock and Whitfield (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Richard Owen, British biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist)

Professor Owen lecturing at the Museum of Practical Geology (engraving)
2772687 Professor Owen lecturing at the Museum of Practical Geology (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Harvey Statue at Folkestone (engraving)
1590587 The Harvey Statue at Folkestone (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Harvey Statue at Folkestone)

The Royal Society (engraving)
585276 The Royal Society (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration titled The Royal Society, depicting Professor GH Darwin, Francis Galton)

A Sketch in Professor Owens Garden at Sheen, near Richmond (engraving)
1044441 A Sketch in Professor Owens Garden at Sheen, near Richmond (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Sketch in Professor Owens Garden at Sheen)

Richard Owen, 1860s. Creator: John & Charles Watkins
Richard Owen, 1860s

CJ7 9070 Richard Owen, Triumph TR2
Richard Owen, Triumph TR2, 70s Road Sports Championship, Historic Road Sports Championship, HSCC, Historic Sports Car Club, Snetterton, June 2019, circuit racing, CJM Photography, classic cars

CM28 2505 Richard Owen, Triumph TR2
Richard Owen, Triumph TR2, 70s Road Sports Championship, Historic Road Sports Championship, HSCC, Historic Sports Car Club, Snetterton, June 2019, circuit racing, CJM Photography, classic cars

CM26 1031 Richard Owen, Triumph TR2
Richard Owen, Triumph TR2, Historic Road Sports, Silverstone Finals Historic Race Meeting, Silverstone, October 2018, cars, Classic Racing Cars, Historic Racing, Historic Sports Car Club, HSCC, HSCC

CM23 4215 Richard Owen, Ford Galaxie
Richard Owen, Ford Galaxie, HSCC, HRSR, Historic Touring Cars, HSCC Wolds Trophy May 20th, 2018, Cadwell Park, cars, Classic Racing Cars, Historic Racing, Historic Sports Car Club, HSCC

Richard Owen, 1878. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Richard Owen, 1878. After qualifying and practising as a surgeon, Owen made major contributions in the fields of anatomy and paleontology

Naturalists dining inside a model of a dinosaur, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, New Years Eve, 1853. Dinner given by sculptor Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (1807-1889)

The Meeting of the (Royal) Zoological Society, Hanover Square, London, 1885. Artist: Harry Furniss
The Meeting of the Zoological Society, Hanover Square, London, 1885. The naturalist Richard Owen (1804-1892) is in the left foreground, next to Mr Punch, holding an Apteryx bursting from its egg

A Scientific Institution. During ye Lecture of an Eminent Savan, 1849. Artist: Richard Doyle
A Scientific Institution. During ye Lecture of an Eminent Savan, 1849. Richard Owen (1804-1892) British naturalist and anatomist

Richard Owen, British naturalist, c1856 (1891). After qualifying and practising as a surgeon, Owen (1804-1892) made major contributions in the fields of anatomy and paleontology

Richard Owen, English anatomist and paleontologist, 1872. After qualifying and practising as a surgeon, Owen (1804-1892) made major contributions in the fields of anatomy and paleontology

Sir Richard Owen, English zoologist, c1860. Artist: DJ Pound
Sir Richard Owen, English zoologist, c1860. Owen studied medicine at Edinburgh and at St Bartholomews and became curator in the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons where he produced a fine series

Professor Sir Richard Owen, FRS, KCB, naturalist, 1873. Artist: Spy
Professor Sir Richard Owen, FRS, KCB, naturalist, 1873. Entitled Men of the Day, No 57: Old Bones, showing the naturalist and author Richard Owen, who attacked Darwins Origin of Species

Water Baby being examined by Richard Owen and T. H. Huxley. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
Water Baby being examined by Richard Owen and T.H. Huxley. Tom, a run-away chimney sweeps boy, who falls into river and becomes a Water Baby, being examined by Richard Owen (left) and T.H. Huxley

CM6 8307 Richard Owen, Ford Galaxie
Richard Owen, Ford Galaxie, BOF 143 A, Historic Touring Car Championship, HSCC Easter Revival 2015. 4th April 2015, BARC, British Automobile Racing Club, ByBox, cars, circuit racing

CM1 8543 Richard Owen, Ford Galaxie, BOF 143 A
Richard Owen, Ford Galaxie, BOF 143 A, Historic Touring Cars, ByBox, HSCC Easter Revival, Thruxton, 19th April 2014, BARC, British Automobile Racing Club, ByBox, Easter Revival

1833 Gideon Mantell Tilgate dinosaurs
" Strata of Tilgate Forest in Surrey" showing Gideon Mantell (seated) while two workmen excavate a partly exposed fossil (spine of Iguanodon?)

Richard Owen, British zoologist, 1873. Artist: Spy
Richard Owen, British zoologist, 1873. After qualifying and practising as a surgeon, Owen (1804-1892) made major contributions in the fields of anatomy and paleontology

CM19 3135 Richard Owen, Triumph TR2
Richard Owen, Triumph TR2, Historic Road Sports, HSCC, Silverstone International Trophy, Silverstone Historic Festival Meeting, 20th May 2017, Chris McEvoy, circuit racing, CJM Photography

Plesiosaurus macrocephalus
Plate 15 from Geology and Inhabitants of the Ancient World, by Sir Richard Owen, (1854). This marine reptile could be found during the Jurassic period between 200 and 145 million years ago. Date: 1854

CM5 4238 Richard Owen, Triumph TR2, RYY 277
Richard Owen, Triumph TR2, RYY 277, Historic Road Sports, Championship, HSCC Silverstone Finals 2014. Buckinghamshire, Championship, classic cars, classic event, Classic Racing Cars, England

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Richard Owen was a renowned British palaeontologist who made significant contributions to the field of paleontology during the 19th century. In 1838, he collaborated with Gideon Mantell on the creation of Mantell's Geological Strata Section, a groundbreaking work that depicted the geological layers and their fossil contents. One of Owen's notable achievements was his identification and description of various prehistoric creatures. In 1824, he examined Buckland's Megalosaurus jaw without any tint, providing valuable insights into this ancient reptile. Additionally, Owen studied Gideon Mantell's fused spine in 1852, shedding light on its unique structure. Owen also had an artistic side; he worked closely with B. Waterhouse Hawkins to create pen and ink sketches depicting prehistoric animals like iguanodon. These illustrations helped bring these long-extinct creatures to life for people around the world. Throughout his career, Richard Owen received recognition for his expertise in paleontology. In Vanity Fair's 1873 edition, he was featured as "Richard Owen Old bones, " showcasing his prominent status within scientific circles. Not limited to dinosaurs alone, Owen extensively studied other extinct species as well. He analyzed Buckland's Megalosaurus jaw teeth from 1824 and even explored lesser-known creatures such as Raphus cucullatus or the dodo bird. Owen left behind a lasting legacy in paleontology through his meticulous research and discoveries. His contribution to science is commemorated by images like CJ11 1071 Richard Owen posing alongside a Triumph TR2 car—an emblematic representation of both his passion for fossils and love for automobiles. In summary, Sir Richard Owen played an integral role in advancing our understanding of prehistoric life through collaborations with fellow scientists like Gideon Mantell and artistic endeavors with B. Waterhouse Hawkins. His extensive studies encompassed various species beyond dinosaurs while earning him widespread recognition within academic circles.