Franz Joseph Gall leading a discussion on phrenology with five colleagues, among his extensive collection of skulls and model heads. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1808.

  • Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.
Date:
1808
Reference:
11834i
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The three shelves of model heads behind Gall are labelled: "Lawers, thieves & murderers", "Poets, dramatists, actors", "Philosophers, statesmen & historians"

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1808

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1 print : etching with aquatint, with watercolour ; platemark 24.1 x 19.5 cm

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Rowlandson sc.

References note

E. Holländer, Die Karikatur und Satire in der Medizin, Stuttgart 1921, p. 330 (reproduced)
Not found in: British Museum Catalogue of political and personal satires, London 1870-1954

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Wellcome Collection 11834i

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