Thomas Allan (1777-1833)

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Portrait of Thomas Allan, an important figure in the history of mineralogy. This is the only known portrait of him. His collection of around 9,000 specimens remains one of the largest acquired by the Museum.

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Size: 4500px × 5437px
Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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