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PEARSON - Karl Pearson Papers
7 - Biometrika Papers
13 - Papers Relating to the Inheritance in the Shirley Poppy, etc.
StorageSite
UCL Special Collections
Level
Item
Reference Number
PEARSON/7/13/21
Title
Original Shirley Poppy Illustrations by Eva Biggs
Date
c1900
Description
Original watercolour paintings of the poppy petals made by Eva Biggs, who was Francis Galton's great-niece. The petals were painted individually and mounted on a large board with annotations relating to the reproduction of the images on the reverse. Also two smaller printed copies used as proofs for illustrations.
Extent
3 folios
AccessStatus
Open
AccessConditions
The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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