ILLUSTRATIONS TO VOLUME I 



Frontisjnerp. Francis Gallon in 1903. From a pliotograph l)y the autlior of 

 the unfinislied picture by C. W. Furse at Claverdon. 



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I. Facsimile of a Letter of Charles Darwin to Francis Galton on the publica- 



tion of the latter's Hereditary Genius, Dec. 23, 1869 between pjy. 6 and 7 



II. Facsimile of the Reply of Francis Galton to Charles Darwin's letter 



of Dec. 23, 1869 ....... between 2yp- 6 and 7 



to face page 



III. Erasmus Darwin. From a print after a picture by Rawlinson of Derby 13 



IV. Erasmus Darwin and his father, Dr Erasmus Darwin, at Chess. From 



a silhouette at Claverdon in the possession of Mr Wheler Galton . 14 



T^' bin. Elizabeth Darwin {nee Collier) and Dr Erasmus Darwin, Derby, 1800. 

 From silhouettes mounted on opal glass in the possession of their 

 great-granddaughter, Mrs T. J. A. Studdy . . . . . 14 

 V. From the MS. Boyhood of Sir Francis Saehevertjll Darwin in the 

 pos.session of Mr Darwin Wilmot. Mechanical Ferry designed by 

 Dr Erasmus Darwin for crossing from his house in Fell Street, 

 Derby, to his orchard. Francis S. Darwin as a child in the 



Ixjat, 1789 16 



YI. Ilolicrt Darwin of Elsttm (1682— 17.")4). Father of Erasmus Darwin 

 and great-grandfather of Charles Darwin and Francis Galton. 

 From a picture at Creskeld Hall by Richardson, 1717 . . 17 



VI bin. William Alvey Darwin (1726 — 1783). Brother of Erasmus Darwin. 

 From a photograph in the possession of Mr W. E. Darwin of the 

 picture at Creskeld Hall ..... ... 17 



V'l ler. Roliert Waring Darwin (1724 — 1816). . Brother of Pirasnius Darwin 

 and .author of Principia Jjotanica, or Inlrodnetinn In llie Semial 

 Botany of Linnaeus. Fi'om the picture at Creskeld Hall paiuted 

 by John Borridge, 1775 . . . 17 



\'I1. Elizabeth Hill (1702—1797). Wife of Robert Darwin of Elston and 

 mother of Dr Erasmus Darwin. From a photograph of the 

 portrait at Creskeld Hall in the possession of Francis Darwin, Esq. 17 



VIII. Robert Waring Darwin, F.R.S. (1706—1848). Father of Charles 

 Darwin. From a mezzotint of the painting in the possession of 

 Mr William E. Darwin. (The mezzotint was engraved before the 

 painting was cut down.) . . . . . . . . 17 



IX. Sn.sannah Wedgwood {\1(S^ — 1817). Mrs Robert Waring Darwin, 

 mother of Charles Darwin. Fr-om a miniature in the possession 

 of Mr William E. Darwin ........ 17 



