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Black-and-white portrait of a mustached man in a suit with a metal craniometer arched over his head, demonstrating cranial measurement.

The phrenologist Bernard Hollander illustrating with his own head his system of cranial measurements. Photographs, c. 1902.

A black-and-white head-and-shoulders portrait of a man with a full mustache, wearing a dark suit, white collar and patterned tie. A metal calipers-style craniometer arches over his head from ear to ear, held against the skull, while the numeral 12 is written in the upper left corner. The plain studio backdrop and frontal pose make the measuring device the clear focus.

Artist
Bernard Hollander
Date
1902
Medium
Photographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2567 × 4000 px
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Español: Bernard Hollander midiendo su propia cabeza con un craneómetro, c. 1902

Retrato en blanco y negro de medio cuerpo de un hombre con bigote grueso, vestido con traje oscuro, cuello blanco y corbata estampada. Un craneómetro metálico en forma de compás arquea la cabeza de lado a lado, apoyado sobre el cráneo, y el número 12 aparece escrito en la esquina superior izquierda. El fondo liso y la pose frontal centran la atención en el instrumento.

Português: Bernard Hollander medindo a própria cabeça com um craniômetro, c. 1902

Retrato em preto e branco, de busto, de um homem de bigode farto, com terno escuro, colarinho branco e gravata estampada. Um craniômetro metálico em forma de compasso arqueia-se de orelha a orelha sobre a cabeça, apoiado no crânio, e o número 12 aparece escrito no canto superior esquerdo. O fundo liso e a pose frontal destacam o instrumento de medição.

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