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Hand-coloured etching with five vignettes: a snail, a spider web, a couple stuck in mud, a brawl, and a bull in a shop.

Phrenological propensities: five hand-coloured caricature vignettes

A hand-coloured etching with five framed vignettes labelled with phrenological faculties: a snail in its shell, a spider in its web, a couple stuck in mud, a crowded brawl, and a bull smashing a shop. Printed text along the bottom gives the publisher and date.

Artist
George Cruikshank
Date
August 1st 1826
Medium
Caricatures Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3327 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1826.
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