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Engraved plate titled Physiognomy with an older man's profile, several skulls in side view, a small ape skull, and a gridded frontal face.

Physiognomy plate: older man's profile, skulls and a gridded face, 1824

A hand-coloured engraving plate titled Physiognomy shows an older man's profile at upper left, several skulls in side view, a small ape-like skull at lower left, and a gridded frontal face at right. Numbered labels sit beneath the figures, and the sheet has a faded, worn margin.

Artist
Henry Adlard
Date
1824
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3169 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1824.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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