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Colored caricature of a seated man in an orange coat having his head measured by a man in black, with skulls and busts on shelves.

Doctor Spurzheim in his consulting room measuring the head of a peculiar looking patient; a bemused barber looks on. Coloured aquatint by J. Kennerly, 1816, after R. Cocking.

A hand-coloured aquatint caricature titled A Craniological Examination shows a seated man in an orange coat having his head measured with calipers by a man in a dark suit. Shelves of skulls, busts, and books fill the room, while a startled figure in the doorway holds a basin.

Artist
Cocking, R., active 1816-39.
Date
[1816]
Medium
Caricatures Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2904 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1816.
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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