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Liston, John, 1776-1846

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  • Six vignettes illustrating phrenological propensities: hope, conscientiousness, veneration, cautiousness, benevolence, causality; illustrated by a dog anxious for scraps, a maid attempting a good price for her masters old clothes, an obese gourmand eying an enormous side of beef, a prim couple crossing a muddy road, a man being flogged, Liston acting the part of Paul Pry. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1826, after himself.
  • John Liston acting the part of Lubin Log, a character in Kenney's play Love, law and physic. Coloured etching by Richard Dighton, 1819.
  • Six vignettes illustrating phrenological propensities: hope, conscientiousness, veneration, cautiousness, benevolence, causality; illustrated by a dog anxious for scraps, a maid attempting a good price for her masters old clothes, an obese gourmand eying an enormous side of beef, a prim couple crossing a muddy road, a man being flogged, Liston acting the part of Paul Pry. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1826, after himself.
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    John Liston acting the part of Lubin Log, a character in Kenney's play Love, law and physic. Coloured etching by Richard Dighton, 1819.

    Kenney, James, 1780-1849. | Date: August 1819 | Reference: 22110i
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    Six vignettes illustrating phrenological propensities: hope, conscientiousness, veneration, cautiousness, benevolence, causality; illustrated by a dog anxious for scraps, a maid attempting a good price for her masters old clothes, an obese gourmand eying an enormous side of beef, a prim couple crossing a muddy road, a man being flogged, Liston acting the part of Paul Pry. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1826, after himself.

    Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. | Date: August 1st 1826 | Reference: 11842i
    Part of: Phrenological illustrations, or an artist's view of the craniological system of doctors Gall and Spurzheim
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    An episode in the play 'Love, law and physic': a conversation between a doctor, a businessman and a lawyer. Mezzotint by T. Lupton, 1831, after G. Clint.

    Clint, George, 1770-1854. | Date: April 22, 1831 | Reference: 2870295i
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