A phrenologist comparing his own head with a phrenological bust. Oil painting by Albert W. Holden.

  • Holden, Albert William, 1848-1932.
Date:
[1900?]
Reference:
45152i
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About this work

Publication/Creation

[1900?]

Physical description

1 painting : oil on canvas ; canvas 50.2 x 40.7 cm

Lettering

Albert W. Holden

References note

Christopher Wright et al., British and Irish paintings in public collections, New Haven and London: Yale University Press for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 2006, p. 431

Exhibitions note

Exhibited in “The Brain in Art & Science” at Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn, Germany, 28 January – 28 June 2022

Reference

Wellcome Collection 45152i

Creator/production credits

Albert William Holden was Professor of Fine Art at King's College London 1887-1904 and a frequent exhibitor of his paintings at the Royal Academy

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