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The profile of a businessman, according to Lavater. Drawing, c. 1793.
Date: c. 1793Reference: 31520i
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John Locke: perspective of a bust. Drawing, c. 1789, after D.N. Chodowiecki.
Daniel Nikolaus ChodowieckiDate: c. 1789Reference: 28750i
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The head of a person with a sad facial expression under a wave shape with crescent moon and round sun shapes above
Birch, Martin, 1935-1982Date: September 1971Reference: 2853331i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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"A mind asking for help"
Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990Date: November 1967Reference: 2864387i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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The heads of women are reforged in a workshop by the sea; representing a brutal cure for the 'madness' of women. Line engraving by F. Campion, 1663.
Date: [1663]Reference: 18171i
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The decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Wood engraving by C.A. Zscheckel after Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.
Julius Schnorr von CarolsfeldReference: 6250i
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Experimental researches on the regional temperature of the head : under conditions of rest, intellectual activity, and emotion / by J.S. Lombard.
Lombard, J. S. (Josiah Stickney)Date: 1879
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Head of a man being strangled by another man behind him
Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990Date: April 1958Reference: 2897392i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Christ talking to two men who, according to Lavater, show physiognomic traits of 'sensuality'. Drawing, c. 1789, after H. Holbein.
Hans Holbein the YoungerDate: c. 1789Reference: 28696i
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Sciagraphica nervorum capitis descriptio, et quidem paris 1mi, 2di, 3tii, 4ti et 5ti, quam ... præside Adolpho Murray ... pro gradu doctoris / publicæ disquisitioni subjicit Jacobus Åkerman, Gothlandus. In audit. Gust. Maj. ... MDCCXCIII.
Jacob ÅkermanDate: [1793]
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A woman engaged in reflection. Drawing, c. 1794, after N. Poussin.
Q41554Date: 1794?Reference: 30224i
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Charles Étienne Bonnet, the Swiss naturalist and philosopher: profile. Drawing, c. 1794.
Date: c. 1794Reference: 30659i
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Two skulls of monkeys. Grey wash drawing, c. 1789.
Date: c. 1789Reference: 29236i
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Three perspectives of a skull sectioned and labelled according to an unorthodox system of phrenology. Pen drawing, 18--.
Date: 1806Reference: 27670i
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Honoré d'Urfé: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.
Date: c. 1793Reference: 31608i
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René Descartes: portrait. Drawing, c. 1794.
Date: c. 1794Reference: 30553i
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Jacobus de Cachiopin (?): portrait. Drawing, c. 1793, after A. van Dyck.
Anthony van DyckDate: c. 1793Reference: 31619i
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Two heads of lions. Drawing, c. 1789.
Date: c. 1789Reference: 31695i
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The ear and the temple after Duverney, Valsalva and Ruysch. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.
Reference: 34495i
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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.
Bruyères, Hippolyte.Date: [1847]Reference: 27623i
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Profile of a man deemed by Lavater to be incapable of tenderness, except in matters of religious devotion, but "incapable of what is properly called falsehood". Drawing, c. 1793.
Date: 1793?Reference: 31680i
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Topographie cranio-encéphalique : Trépanation / par Paul Poirier ; avec 13 figures noires et coloriées intercalées dans le texte.
Paul PoirierDate: 1891
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The arteries of the head after Haller; the eye, after Ruysch; the tongue after Heister. Engraving by Prevost, 1762.
Rollinus, C. J., active 18th century.Date: [1762]Reference: 35484i
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Head of a youth whose face is difficult to analyse physiognomically. Drawing, c. 1794.
Date: 1794?Reference: 30151i
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Sketch of a man's head in profile
Leathers, Ray, active approximately 1968Date: 28 May 1968Reference: 2993323i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)

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The profile of a businessman, according to Lavater. Drawing, c. 1793.

John Locke: perspective of a bust. Drawing, c. 1789, after D.N. Chodowiecki.

The head of a person with a sad facial expression under a wave shape with crescent moon and round sun shapes above

"A mind asking for help"

The heads of women are reforged in a workshop by the sea; representing a brutal cure for the 'madness' of women. Line engraving by F. Campion, 1663.

The decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Wood engraving by C.A. Zscheckel after Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.

Experimental researches on the regional temperature of the head : under conditions of rest, intellectual activity, and emotion / by J.S. Lombard.

Head of a man being strangled by another man behind him

Christ talking to two men who, according to Lavater, show physiognomic traits of 'sensuality'. Drawing, c. 1789, after H. Holbein.

Sciagraphica nervorum capitis descriptio, et quidem paris 1mi, 2di, 3tii, 4ti et 5ti, quam ... præside Adolpho Murray ... pro gradu doctoris / publicæ disquisitioni subjicit Jacobus Åkerman, Gothlandus. In audit. Gust. Maj. ... MDCCXCIII.

A woman engaged in reflection. Drawing, c. 1794, after N. Poussin.

Charles Étienne Bonnet, the Swiss naturalist and philosopher: profile. Drawing, c. 1794.

Two skulls of monkeys. Grey wash drawing, c. 1789.

Three perspectives of a skull sectioned and labelled according to an unorthodox system of phrenology. Pen drawing, 18--.

Honoré d'Urfé: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.

René Descartes: portrait. Drawing, c. 1794.

Jacobus de Cachiopin (?): portrait. Drawing, c. 1793, after A. van Dyck.

Two heads of lions. Drawing, c. 1789.

The ear and the temple after Duverney, Valsalva and Ruysch. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.

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.

Profile of a man deemed by Lavater to be incapable of tenderness, except in matters of religious devotion, but "incapable of what is properly called falsehood". Drawing, c. 1793.

Topographie cranio-encéphalique : Trépanation / par Paul Poirier ; avec 13 figures noires et coloriées intercalées dans le texte.

The arteries of the head after Haller; the eye, after Ruysch; the tongue after Heister. Engraving by Prevost, 1762.

Head of a youth whose face is difficult to analyse physiognomically. Drawing, c. 1794.

Sketch of a man's head in profile