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Etching of a ragged organ-grinder with a box organ on a path, a cat standing beside him, iron railings and trees behind, caption The Organ of Tune.

Phrenological illustrations, or an artist's view of the craniological system of Doctors Gall and Spurzheim / By George Cruikshank.

An etched caricature shows a shabby organ-grinder in a wide-brimmed hat carrying a box barrel organ along a path, while a small cat stands on its hind legs beside him near iron railings and trees. The caption reads "The Organ of Tune," a plate from a satirical series on phrenology.

Artist
George Cruikshank
Date
1827
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2997 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1827.
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: El órgano de tono: caricatura frenológica de George Cruikshank, 1827

Un aguafuerte caricaturesco muestra a un organillero andrajoso con sombrero de ala ancha, cargando un organillo de caja por un camino, mientras un pequeño gato se alza sobre sus patas traseras junto a él, cerca de una verja de hierro y árboles. El pie dice "The Organ of Tune", una lámina de una serie satírica sobre frenología.

Português: O órgão de tom: caricatura frenológica de George Cruikshank, 1827

Uma gravura em água-forte mostra um tocador de realejo maltrapilho, de chapéu de aba larga, carregando um realejo de caixa por um caminho, enquanto um pequeno gato se ergue sobre as patas traseiras ao seu lado, perto de grades de ferro e árvores. A legenda diz "The Organ of Tune", uma estampa de uma série satírica sobre frenologia.