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Black-and-white lithograph of a man in a dark coat holding and pointing to a plaster phrenology head, with handwritten inscription below.

Johann Caspar Spurzheim. Lithograph by J.H. Bufford after A. Fisher.

A black-and-white lithographic portrait of a man with dark wavy hair in a dark coat and white cravat, holding a plaster phrenological head with his left hand and pointing to its skull with the other. An inscribed handwritten note and printed caption appear in the lower margin.

Artist
Alvan Fisher
Date
1832
Medium
Portrait prints Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2975 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1832.
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: Johann Caspar Spurzheim, litografía según Alvan Fisher

Retrato litográfico en blanco y negro de un hombre de cabello oscuro y ondulado, con abrigo oscuro y corbata blanca, que sostiene con la mano izquierda una cabeza de yeso frenológica y señala su cráneo con la otra. En el margen inferior aparecen una leyenda impresa y una nota manuscrita.

Português: Johann Caspar Spurzheim, litografia após Alvan Fisher

Retrato litográfico em preto e branco de um homem de cabelo escuro e ondulado, com casaco escuro e gravata branca, que segura com a mão esquerda uma cabeça frenológica de gesso e aponta para o crânio com a outra. Na margem inferior aparecem uma legenda impressa e uma nota manuscrita.