Wellcome Collection
A profile of an old mentally handicapped man, skulls of various races, skulls of a monkey and an orangutan, and a perfect, diagrammed human face; demonstrating the methods of physiognomy. Coloured engraving by H. Adlard, 1824.
1824
Lettering: Physiognomy. 9. Idiotic profile. 10. Antique. 11. European. 12. Negro. 13. Ourang-outang. 14. Monkey. 15. Proportion of the forehead and face. H. Adlard sc.
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