Engraved plate with four head diagrams numbered for phrenological organs, a bust, and a table of organ names below.

Names of the Phrenological Organs, from Outlines of Phrenology

A black-and-white engraved plate shows four views of a head: profile, back, and two frontal diagrams, with numbered regions marking phrenological organs. A table of names below lists the organs under affective, intellectual, and reflective headings, keyed to the figures.

Artist: George Combe
Date: 1836
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Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 2454 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1836.
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19th century 1830s 1836 engraving bust chart antique print phrenology anatomy head diagram science illustration black and white