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Engraved phrenology chart with skull and brain diagrams, head outlines, three male portraits, and a dense printed index in columns.

Phrenological diagrams of the skull and brain with three portraits, 1818

An engraved page titled Explanation of the Phrenological System of the Brain, showing skulls, brain diagrams, and labelled head outlines in rows. Below, three engraved portraits of men in profile and three-quarter view are captioned as examples of faculties, with a dense two-column general index of terms beneath.

Artist
Byam, W.
Date
1818
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2900 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1818.
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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