Black-and-white etching of six small caricature vignettes with phrenology captions, including a seated man at a table and a stout figure with a cane.

Phrenological vignettes: Hope, Conscientiousness, Veneration, Cautiousness, Benevolence, Causality

A black-and-white etching arranged as six small vignettes around a central scene, each captioned with a phrenological faculty such as Hope, Conscientiousness and Veneration. Figures include a man seated at a table with a dog beneath, a stout figure with a cane, and a crowded street scene, drawn in fine line.

Artist: George Cruikshank
Date: August 1st 1826
Medium: Caricatures Etchings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 3281 px

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19th century 1820s 1826 engraving caricature vignette etching satirical print phrenology victorian cruikshank character traits george cruikshank monochrome