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Black and white lithograph of a man holding a skull and touching a seated girl's head as a woman in a bonnet looks on, with busts and skulls on shelves.

A phrenologist holding a skull palpates a girl's skull, while her mother looks on. Lithograph by A-N. Delaunois after A. Debacq.

A lithograph shows a bearded man in dark ddress holding a skull while touching the head of a seated young girl in a pale gown. A woman in a black dress and bonnet stands at left, and busts and skulls line the shelves behind them. The fine hatched lines give the scene a soft, grey tonal quality.

Artist
Debacq, Charles-Alexandre, 1804-1853.
Date
1800-1899
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2839 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1899.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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