A profile of an old mentally disabled man, skulls of various races, skulls of a monkey and an orangutan, and a perfect, diagrammed human face; demonstrating the methods of physiognomy. Coloured engraving by H. Adlard, 1824.

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1824
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35085i
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A profile of an old mentally disabled man, skulls of various races, skulls of a monkey and an orangutan, and a perfect, diagrammed human face; demonstrating the methods of physiognomy. Coloured engraving by H. Adlard, 1824. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[London] : G. Jones, 1824.

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1 print : line engraving, with watercolour

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Physiognomy. 9. Idiotic profile. 10. Antique. 11. European. 12. Negro. 13. Ourang-outang. 14. Monkey. 15. Proportion of the forehead and face. H. Adlard sc. Bears number: Plate III

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Wellcome Collection 35085i

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