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  • Elements of phrenology, physiognomy and palmistry, with diagrams of heads and hands, and portraits of historical figures. Colour lithograph, 1866.
  • Elements of phrenology, physiognomy and palmistry, with diagrams of heads and hands, and portraits of historical figures. Colour lithograph, 1866.
  • A rosary, a medallion of St Benedict, a charm said to cause loss of eyesight, and hands showing lines and features to be interpreted by palmistry (including lines forecasting violent death); all illustrating 'superstition'. Engraving.
  • A fortune-teller reading the palm of a young woman accompanied by a young man wearing oriental clothes. Etching by I.-S. Helman, 1785, after J.-B. Le Prince.
  • Five men congregated round a table, two of whom hold out the palm of their hands. Etching by J. Haynes after W. Hogarth, 1782.
  • Five men congregated round a table, two of whom hold out the palm of their hands. Etching by J. Haynes after W. Hogarth, 1782.
  • A fortune-teller reading the palm of a soldier. Oil painting by Pietro Della Vecchia.
  • A fortune-teller reading the palm of a soldier. Oil painting by Pietro Della Vecchia.
  • A fortune-teller reading the palm of a soldier. Oil painting by Pietro Della Vecchia.
  • A fortune-teller reading the palm of a soldier. Oil painting by Pietro Della Vecchia.

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