Professor Thomas Henry Huxley Between the years he was the assistant surgeon aboard HMS Rattlesnake off the eastern and northern coasts of Australia In he was appointed Professor of Natural History at the Royal School of Mines and was an authority in the study of fossils particularly fishes and reptiles He was a supporter of Darwinism and was in direct opposition to Richard Owen His work Mans Place in Nature which was published in caused much interest in Europe and America It was Huxley who devised the word agnostic to describe his religious beliefs From Men of Mark a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate the Church in science literature and art the army navy law medicine etc Photographed from life by Lock and Whitfield with brief biographical notices by Thompson Cooper Conducted by G C Whitfield London

Figurative Art

Think reality delights? You bet your walls do too. So, why not introduce them to our collection of figurative art. Make acquaintance with inspiring muses of famous masters or get a glimpse of pop culture icons caught on camera. Any masterpieces you choose will give your space a unique story to share in our handcrafted frames.

This genre of art involves a realistic depiction of living as well as inanimate objects. Artists like Jean Michel Basquiat, Norman Rockwell, and Banksy are renowned for giving a platform to cultural commentary and human experiences through their art.