Quarter Deck of a Man of War on Diskivery (sic) or interesting Scenes on an Interesting Voyage, Augustus Earle

A caricature of the crew of hms beagle painted off the coast of argentina (at bahía blanca) around 24 september 1832, presumed painted by the shipboard artist augustus earle. Offered for sale by sotheby's london 15 december 2015, and described by them as "one of the earliest depictions of darwin, the only image of him on the beagle, and an exceptionally rare image of him at work as a naturalist". Date: circa 24 September 1832. Dimensions: height: 20.5 cm (8 in); width: 34 cm (13.3 in). Medium: watercolor and ink on paper. Augustus Earle (presumed) - Quarter Deck of a Man of War on Diskivery (sic) or interesting Scenes on an Interesting Voyage