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Engraved plate titled Physiognomy with an older man's profile, several skulls in side view, a small ape skull, and a gridded frontal face.

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.

A hand-coloured engraving plate titled Physiognomy shows an older man's profile at upper left, several skulls in side view, a small ape-like skull at lower left, and a gridded frontal face at right. Numbered labels sit beneath the figures, and the sheet has a faded, worn margin.

Artist
Henry Adlard
Date
1824
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3169 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1824.
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

Español: Lámina de fisiognomía: perfil de anciano, cráneos y rostro con cuadrícula, 1824

Una lámina grabada y coloreada a mano, titulada Fisiognomía, muestra a la izquierda superior el perfil de un hombre mayor, varios cráneos de perfil, un pequeño cráneo de tipo simio en la parte inferior izquierda y un rostro frontal dividido por una cuadrícula a la derecha. Bajo las figuras aparecen etiquetas numeradas, y el margen del papel está desgastado y descolorido.

Português: Prancha de fisiognomonia: perfil de idoso, crânios e rosto com grade, 1824

Uma gravura colorida à mão, intitulada Fisionomia, mostra à esquerda superior o perfil de um homem idoso, vários crânios vistos de lado, um pequeno crânio de tipo símio na parte inferior esquerda e um rosto frontal dividido por uma grade à direita. Legendas numeradas aparecem abaixo das figuras, e a margem do papel está gasta e desbotada.

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