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De Ville, John, active 1824-1828.

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  • A phrenologist in his consulting room, examining the head of a young man and dictating the results to his assistant while a woman looks on. Coloured etching by George Cruikshank, 1826, after H.T.D.B.
  • George Combe lecturing on phrenology, portrayed with protuberances on his head. Coloured lithograph 1826.
  • George Combe lecturing on phrenology, portrayed with protuberances on his head. Coloured lithograph 1826.

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    A phrenologist in his consulting room, examining the head of a young man and dictating the results to his assistant while a woman looks on. Coloured etching by George Cruikshank, 1826, after H.T.D.B.

    B., H. T. D. | Date: Feb.y 24th. 1826 | Reference: 460156i
    • Pictures

    George Combe lecturing on phrenology, portrayed with protuberances on his head. Coloured lithograph by L. Bump, 1826, after J. Lump.

    Lump, J. | Date: September 1826 | Reference: 744161i
    • Pictures

    George Combe lecturing on phrenology, portrayed with protuberances on his head. Coloured lithograph 1826.

    Lump, J. | Date: September 1826 | Reference: 11836i

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