Jean Baptiste Lamarck caricature
Lamarck
is famous for the theory of evolution by acquired characteristics.
The most famous 'example' of the theory is the giraffe's neck, which supposedly stretched
as the creatures reached for higher leaves in trees.
This caricature is a composite image formed from a contemporary portrait of Lamarck
and a wood engraving of a giraffe by Thomas Bewick (from around the same time).
The most famous 'example' of the theory is the giraffe's neck, which supposedly stretched
as the creatures reached for higher leaves in trees.
This caricature is a composite image formed from a contemporary portrait of Lamarck
and a wood engraving of a giraffe by Thomas Bewick (from around the same time).