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Three portraits shown for their phrenological exemplarity: Gall, Eustache and Chauffron. Lithograph by C. Picard, 1842, after J.P. Thenot.

Death mask of Eustache, a slave from the Dominican republic who came to be awarded a 'prize for virtue' in 1830's Paris. Lithograph, c. 1835.

Phrenological chart; with design of head containing symbols of the phrenological faculties, and diagrams of heads showing criminal and moral propensities. Wood engraving, c. 1850, after F. Bridges and O.S. Fowler.

Death masks of Martin, a parricide (left), and Eustache, a St Dominican black slave fêted for his assimilation to white culture in Paris (right). Process print, after a lithograph, 1835.

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Eustache, 1773-1835.

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Death masks of Martin, a parricide (left), and Eustache, a St Dominican black slave fêted for his assimilation to white culture in Paris (right). Process print, after a lithograph, 1835.

Death mask of Eustache, a slave from the Dominican republic who came to be awarded a 'prize for virtue' in 1830's Paris. Lithograph, c. 1835.

Three portraits shown for their phrenological exemplarity: Gall, Eustache and Chauffron. Lithograph by C. Picard, 1842, after J.P. Thenot.

Phrenological chart; with design of head containing symbols of the phrenological faculties, and diagrams of heads showing criminal and moral propensities. Wood engraving, c. 1850, after F. Bridges and O.S. Fowler.