Baroque-Era Drawings Reveal Early Ideas About Evolution

These are works by "the greatest French artist of all time," according to Louis XIV. Charles Le Brun (1619-1690) used his artistry to compare human and animal faces, later inspiring Charles Darwin to write The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals.

Bear

Boar

Camel

Cat

(via Charles Le Brun)

Cow

Crow

Donkey

(via Charles Le Brun)

Eagle

Goat

Horse

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Lion

Lynx

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Monkey

Owl

Ox

Parrot

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Pig

Rabbit

Raccoon

Ram

Wolf

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The images are from Wellcome Library, except when noted otherwise.