Engraving of a boy with folded arms ignoring a standing man and a woman in a long gown, with a table and chair in a room.

An Opinionated Child Ignores His Parents, Phrenology Engraving, 1847

A steel engraving shows a small boy standing with folded arms and a stubborn expression beside a tall man in a long coat and a woman in a full-skirted gown. The adults gesture toward him while a table, chair and dropped object fill the room. Printed captions read Phrénologie and L'enfant opiniâtre.

Artist: Bruyères, Hippolyte.
Date: [1847]
Medium: Steel engravings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2891 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1847.
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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