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Men of opposing social classes in a game of boules; illustrating the faculty of weight and resistance in phrenology. Steel engraving by A. Portier, 1847, after H. Bruyères.

A crowd watches as two men gamble; representing the phrenological faculty of acquisitiveness. Steel engraving by L.A. Portier, 1847, after H. Bruyères.

A French liqueur label illustrated with a beautiful maiden seated on an eagle's wing. Engraving by Portier, 19th century.

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Portier, Louis Adolphe, active 1847-1874.

Images by Portier, Louis Adolphe, active 1847-1874.

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Men of opposing social classes in a game of boules; illustrating the faculty of weight and resistance in phrenology. Steel engraving by A. Portier, 1847, after H. Bruyères.

A French liqueur label illustrated with a beautiful maiden seated on an eagle's wing. Engraving by Portier, 19th century.

A crowd watches as two men gamble; representing the phrenological faculty of acquisitiveness. Steel engraving by L.A. Portier, 1847, after H. Bruyères.