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Johann Caspar Spurzheim. Lithograph by J.H. Bufford after A. Fisher.
Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863.Date: 1832Reference: 23328i
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Head of woman showing musical ability, according to phrenological classification. Drawing, c. 1900.
Date: c. 1900Reference: 28389i
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Three diagrams of the organisation of the lobes of the brain for a phrenological textbook. Pen drawing, c. 1902.
Date: 1902Reference: 27967i
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Phrenological chart; with design of head containing symbols of the phrenological faculties, and diagrams of heads showing criminal and moral propensities. Wood engraving, c. 1850, after F. Bridges and O.S. Fowler.
Bridges, Frederick, -1883.Date: [c. 1850]Reference: 28445i
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Skull of a soldier: frontal view. Lithograph, 1835.
Date: 1835Reference: 28075i
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Skull of a beheaded man. Drawing, c. 1789.
Date: 1789?Reference: 29240i
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A recruit too short to become a soldier qualifies as a result of an accidental bump on his head. Coloured magic lantern slides.
Date: [between 1890 and 1899?]Reference: 754962i
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Scull of a public woman, remarkable for the depravity of her morals, her great propensity to steal and cruellty.
Engelmann, G. (Godefroy), 1788-1839Date: [1835?]Reference: 28077i
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Lord Birkenhead carrying out a damning phrenological diagnosis of a bust of Bonar Law. Reproduction of drawing by L. Raven-Hill, 1922.
Raven-Hill, L. (Leonard), 1867-1942.Date: 15 November 1922Reference: 47051i
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The brain, sectioned vertically; showing the sites of some phrenological faculties. Process print, 1901, after etching, 1809.
Date: 1901Reference: 28020i
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A head divided in two, the left half showing activities numbered 1 to 42. Lithograph by Frank Ellis, 1901.
Ellis, Frank.Date: 1901Reference: 583321i
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The skull of the painter Raphael: frontal view. Lithograph by Engelmann after C.P. Mazer.
Engelmann, G. (Godefroy), 1788-1839Date: [1835?]Reference: 28079i
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The death-mask of Maria Manning, the murderer: three views. Lithograph by John Lane.
Lane, John.Reference: 35162i
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A bald phrenologist with a large forehead examining a skull, in a 'vanitas' pose. Mezzotint by W.O. Geller, 1833, after T.H. Illidge.
Illidge, Thomas Henry, 1799-1851.Date: 1833Reference: 27458i
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Head showing the 'convolutions' (lobes) of the brain. Pen drawing after R. W. Reid.
Reference: 28366i
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A skull with a high parietal bone; another indicating diminished frontal and enlarged occipital lobes. 2 photomechanical reproductions, c. 1902.
Date: 1902Reference: 28072i
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A head containing over thirty images symbolising the phrenological faculties. Wood engraving, c. 1845, after O.S. Fowler (?).
Fowler, O. S. (Orson Squire), 1809-1887.Reference: 27755i
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A man sitting erect on a chair; representing pride as a type of the 'sentiment' of self esteem, a phrenological 'faculty'. Steel engraving by C. Devrits, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
Bruyères, Hippolyte.Date: [1847]Reference: 27619i
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Skulls of male and female Capuchin monkeys, with vertical sections. Lithograph by G. Engelmann after C.P. Mazer, ca 1835.
Mazer, Carl Peter, 1807-1884.Date: 1835Reference: 28128i
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A head divided in two, the left half describing activities numbered 1 to 42. Lithograph by Frank Ellis, 1901.
Ellis, Frank.Date: 1901Reference: 583323i
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Head of "a backward boy" divided into four cerebral lobes: profile. Ink drawing with watercolour, c. 1900.
Date: c. 1900Reference: 28384i
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A crowd watches as two men gamble; representing the phrenological faculty of acquisitiveness. Steel engraving by L.A. Portier, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
Bruyères, Hippolyte.Date: [1847]Reference: 27617i
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The skull of a Peruvian person. Lithograph, c. 1835, by Engelmann after C.P. Mazer.
Mazer, Carl Peter, 1807-1884.Reference: 28126i
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An Italian brigand attacking a gentleman on a road; exhibiting the phrenological 'propensity' of 'destructiveness'. Steel engraving by S. Wolff, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
Bruyères, Hippolyte.Date: [1847]Reference: 27615i
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Three portraits shown for their phrenological exemplarity: Gall, Eustache and Chauffron. Lithograph by C. Picard, 1842, after J.P. Thenot.
Thénot, J. P. (Jean Pierre), 1803-1857.Date: 1842Reference: 27672i

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Johann Caspar Spurzheim. Lithograph by J.H. Bufford after A. Fisher.

Head of woman showing musical ability, according to phrenological classification. Drawing, c. 1900.

Three diagrams of the organisation of the lobes of the brain for a phrenological textbook. Pen drawing, c. 1902.

Phrenological chart; with design of head containing symbols of the phrenological faculties, and diagrams of heads showing criminal and moral propensities. Wood engraving, c. 1850, after F. Bridges and O.S. Fowler.

Skull of a soldier: frontal view. Lithograph, 1835.

Skull of a beheaded man. Drawing, c. 1789.

A recruit too short to become a soldier qualifies as a result of an accidental bump on his head. Coloured magic lantern slides.

Scull of a public woman, remarkable for the depravity of her morals, her great propensity to steal and cruellty.

Lord Birkenhead carrying out a damning phrenological diagnosis of a bust of Bonar Law. Reproduction of drawing by L. Raven-Hill, 1922.

The brain, sectioned vertically; showing the sites of some phrenological faculties. Process print, 1901, after etching, 1809.

A head divided in two, the left half showing activities numbered 1 to 42. Lithograph by Frank Ellis, 1901.

The skull of the painter Raphael: frontal view. Lithograph by Engelmann after C.P. Mazer.

The death-mask of Maria Manning, the murderer: three views. Lithograph by John Lane.

A bald phrenologist with a large forehead examining a skull, in a 'vanitas' pose. Mezzotint by W.O. Geller, 1833, after T.H. Illidge.

Head showing the 'convolutions' (lobes) of the brain. Pen drawing after R. W. Reid.

A skull with a high parietal bone; another indicating diminished frontal and enlarged occipital lobes. 2 photomechanical reproductions, c. 1902.

A head containing over thirty images symbolising the phrenological faculties. Wood engraving, c. 1845, after O.S. Fowler (?).

A man sitting erect on a chair; representing pride as a type of the 'sentiment' of self esteem, a phrenological 'faculty'. Steel engraving by C. Devrits, 1847, after H. Bruyères.

Skulls of male and female Capuchin monkeys, with vertical sections. Lithograph by G. Engelmann after C.P. Mazer, ca 1835.

A head divided in two, the left half describing activities numbered 1 to 42. Lithograph by Frank Ellis, 1901.

Head of "a backward boy" divided into four cerebral lobes: profile. Ink drawing with watercolour, c. 1900.

A crowd watches as two men gamble; representing the phrenological faculty of acquisitiveness. Steel engraving by L.A. Portier, 1847, after H. Bruyères.

The skull of a Peruvian person. Lithograph, c. 1835, by Engelmann after C.P. Mazer.

An Italian brigand attacking a gentleman on a road; exhibiting the phrenological 'propensity' of 'destructiveness'. Steel engraving by S. Wolff, 1847, after H. Bruyères.

Three portraits shown for their phrenological exemplarity: Gall, Eustache and Chauffron. Lithograph by C. Picard, 1842, after J.P. Thenot.