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Various Phrenological Models

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Various Skull Sizes
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This image provides multiple illustrations of skulls and famous busts, providing measurements for each by which organ size can be determined. Note especially the famous political figures, as well as the attention paid to notorious criminals.

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Phrenological Head

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Map of Head
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The mapped head was associated with phrenology from its earliest publications throughout the nineteenth century. It provided a useful map of the locations on the skull discussed in phrenological tracts.

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Outlines of Phrenology

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Fowler's Practical Phrenology

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Relative Size of the Organs and Table of References

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Chart of Organs
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This chart provides the "average," "full," "large," "very large," "moderate," "small," and "very small" sizes of the organs measured in each phrenological category.

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Phrenology, or, The Doctrine of the Mind

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Phrenological Illustrations

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Imitation and Approbation

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Images of Phrenology
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Phrenology is important to list here not only because of its publication date—so close to that of Cruikshank’s own work—but also because it is characteristic of the larger corpus of phrenological tracts. Spurzheim’s third edition of this book was published in 1825 and was one of five books extracted from a larger work entitled The Phsyiognomical System.

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George Cruikshank and the Phrenological Head

Doctor Studying Man's Skull
Curators
Kate Fedewa
Date Published:
October 2023
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View of the Tamer River

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View of the Tamar River
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The ruins of this votive chapel, built in the medieval period, are set against a dramatic, mountainous backdrop. In the aquatints depicting the ruins of Castle Abergavenny and Raglan Castle the mountains are pushed farther into the background. Furthermore, unlike the complex ruins that Gilpin typically depicts, this image features a man-made structure that is surprisingly simple.

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