The Geological Lecture Room, Oxford: Dr. William Buckland Lecturing on February 15, 1823
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Image: 11 7/16 × 15 3/4 in. (29 × 40 cm) Sheet: 13 7/16 × 16 9/16 in. (34.2 × 42 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Harry G. Friedman Bequest, 1967
Accession Number
67.539.389
Tags
Art Historical Context
This lithograph captures a lively moment inside Oxford University’s geological lecture hall on February 15, 1823, where Dr. William Buckland stands at the center, animatedly addressing his. Surrounded by attentive seated in tiered, Buckland gestures toward and diagrams that illustrate emerging science of geology. The scene reflects the early nineteenth-century fascination with Earth’s history, as scholars like Buckland helped transform geology from a gentlemanly pursuit into a rigorous academic discipline. Printed between 1823 and 1830 by Charles Joseph Hullmandel after a design associated wi...