Phrenological Head Chart with Labeled Faculties

A printed engraving of a human head in profile, its skull divided into numbered and named phrenological regions such as destructiveness, alimentiveness, and sublimity. Printed text above and below describes the faculties, with a page number in the top corner.

Artist: Sizer, Nelson, 1812-1897.
Date: [1882]
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Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2966 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1882.
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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