
Phrenological propensities: language, ideality, wit, imitation
A hand-coloured etching divided into six vignettes labelled Ideality, Wit, Language, Imitation, Approbation and Comparison. Scenes include a figure beside a curtained bed, a man by a tombstone, arguing women at a market, a lecturer at a lectern, and a tall thin man passing a short stout woman.
- Artist
- George Cruikshank
- Date
- 1 August 1826
- Medium
- Caricatures Etchings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 3342 px
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)
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