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A man whose physiognomy expresses penetration, quickness, and a talent for communication. Drawing, c. 1789.
Date: c. 1789Reference: 28742i
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The transfigured Christ. Drawing, c. 1788, after Raphael.
RaphaelDate: [1788?]Reference: 29759i
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Six heads of birds: cocks, parrots and pigeons. Drawing, c. 1789.
Date: 1789?Reference: 29159i
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Head and torso of a monk
Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990Date: 26 February 1969Reference: 2868042i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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The pirate Storzenbecher (Störtebeker). Drawing, c. 1789, after D. Hopfer.
Daniel HopferDate: c. 1789Reference: 28701i
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The head of John the Baptist is brought to Salome and Herodias. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.
Peter Paul RubensReference: 22681i
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Nine physiognomies of popes and prelates. Drawing, c. 1791, after Raphael.
RaphaelDate: 1791?Reference: 29755i
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Progression of a man through the ages of infancy to the age of fifty. Engraving, c. 1794.
Date: [1794?]Reference: 31847i
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Judith decapitating Holofernes with a sword. Line engraving by C. Galle after P.P. Rubens.
Peter Paul RubensDate: 1600-1699Reference: 42776i
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Head and neck of an elderly man, seen in left profile. Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar after Leonardo da Vinci, 1648.
Leonardo da VinciDate: 1648Reference: 29161i
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A male figure and three phrenological heads. Wood engraving.
Reference: 27704i
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Head of a man deemed by Lavater to be susceptible to both madness and genius. Drawing, c. 1793.
Date: 1793?Reference: 31600i
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Two human profiles in outline, joined by lines; showing their mutual appropriateness for friendship. Drawing, c. 1789.
Date: 1789?Reference: 29328i
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Head and shoulders of a smiling man
Birch, Martin, 1935-1982Date: February 1973Reference: 2850737i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Bazile and Bartolo, characters from a story by Beaumarchais, representing the phrenological 'propensity' of secretiveness. Steel engraving by Geoffroy, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
Bruyères, Hippolyte.Date: [1847]Reference: 27616i
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A head divided in two, the left half showing activities numbered 1 to 42. Lithograph by Frank Ellis, 1901.
Ellis, FrankDate: 1901Reference: 583321i
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A head tilted to left with downturned mouth, surrounded by curved red lines
Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990Date: August 1967Reference: 2854468i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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A man with an artificial nose. Drawing, c. 1791.
Date: c. 1791Reference: 29356i
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A man in profile; a physiognomic caricature. Engraving by B. Bossi, 1775, after himself.
Benigno BossiDate: 1776Reference: 34709i
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A man surrounded by flames holding a test tube, with a large calibrated tube in foreground and two heads to right
Birch, Martin, 1935-1982Date: c.1966-1977Reference: 2848446i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Two heads, both in states of fear. Engraving after C. Le Brun.
Charles Le BrunReference: 33964i
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'The startled girl"
Bishop, Mary (Mary Cecil Hamilton), 1914-1990Date: July 1973Reference: 2897068i
Part of: Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
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Head of a turbaned man. Drawing, c. 1794, after N. Poussin.
Q41554Date: 1794?Reference: 30223i
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Praxeos medicae
Cirillus (or Cyrillus), Nicolaus, 1671-1734.Date: 1732Reference: MS.1653
Part of: Cirillus (or Cyrillus), Nicolaus (1671-1734)
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A head divided into 35 cells representing human faculties. Woodcut, 1888, after M. Mihara.
Mihara, Muneaki, active ca. 1888.Date: Meiji 21 [1888]Reference: 2829831i

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A man whose physiognomy expresses penetration, quickness, and a talent for communication. Drawing, c. 1789.

The transfigured Christ. Drawing, c. 1788, after Raphael.

Six heads of birds: cocks, parrots and pigeons. Drawing, c. 1789.

Head and torso of a monk

The pirate Storzenbecher (Störtebeker). Drawing, c. 1789, after D. Hopfer.

The head of John the Baptist is brought to Salome and Herodias. Engraving by S.A. Bolswert after P.P. Rubens.

Nine physiognomies of popes and prelates. Drawing, c. 1791, after Raphael.

Progression of a man through the ages of infancy to the age of fifty. Engraving, c. 1794.

Judith decapitating Holofernes with a sword. Line engraving by C. Galle after P.P. Rubens.

Head and neck of an elderly man, seen in left profile. Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar after Leonardo da Vinci, 1648.

A male figure and three phrenological heads. Wood engraving.

Head of a man deemed by Lavater to be susceptible to both madness and genius. Drawing, c. 1793.

Two human profiles in outline, joined by lines; showing their mutual appropriateness for friendship. Drawing, c. 1789.

Head and shoulders of a smiling man

Bazile and Bartolo, characters from a story by Beaumarchais, representing the phrenological 'propensity' of secretiveness. Steel engraving by Geoffroy, 1847, after H. Bruyères.

A head divided in two, the left half showing activities numbered 1 to 42. Lithograph by Frank Ellis, 1901.

A head tilted to left with downturned mouth, surrounded by curved red lines

A man with an artificial nose. Drawing, c. 1791.

A man in profile; a physiognomic caricature. Engraving by B. Bossi, 1775, after himself.

A man surrounded by flames holding a test tube, with a large calibrated tube in foreground and two heads to right

Two heads, both in states of fear. Engraving after C. Le Brun.

'The startled girl"

Head of a turbaned man. Drawing, c. 1794, after N. Poussin.

Praxeos medicae

A head divided into 35 cells representing human faculties. Woodcut, 1888, after M. Mihara.