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Lithograph of a human skull seen from the front, centered on pale paper, with a printed French caption text block below.

Scull of a public woman, remarkable for the depravity of her morals, her great propensity to steal and cruellty.

A front-facing lithograph of a human skull shown large and centered on a pale ground, rendered in soft gray tones with shading in the eye sockets and teeth. Below, a printed caption and a block of French text sit on a gray strip, describing the figure as a case study in phrenological interpretation.

Artist
Godefroy Engelmann the Elder
Date
[1835?]
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2575 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1845.
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: Cráneo de una mujer pública, litografía, c. 1835

Litografía de un cráneo humano visto de frente, grande y centrado sobre un fondo claro, con sombreado en tonos grises en las cuencas de los ojos y los dientes. Debajo, una leyenda impresa y un bloque de texto en francés aparecen sobre una franja gris.

Português: Crânio de uma mulher pública, litografia, c. 1835

Litografia de um crânio humano visto de frente, grande e centralizado sobre um fundo claro, com sombreamento em tons de cinza nas órbitas e nos dentes. Abaixo, uma legenda impressa e um bloco de texto em francês aparecem sobre uma faixa cinza.

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