Dr. Spurzheim--divisions of the organs of phrenology marked externally – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Dr. Spurzheim--divisions of the organs of phrenology marked externally, an antique lithograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Dr. Spurzheim--divisions of the organs of phrenology marked externally
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Johann Gaspar Spurzheim, the German physician who spread phrenology in the United States, is shown here as a head divided into labeled regions, each tied to a supposed mental faculty. Spurzheim worked with Franz Joseph Gall to build the theory that character and talent could be read from the skull's surface. He died in Boston in 1832, and his reputation there helped keep phrenology popular in the years that followed. The sheet was printed by Pendleton's lithography shop in Boston around 1834, when the "science" was at its height in American parlors and lecture halls.
| Created / published | Boston : Pendleton's Lith., c1834. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Lithographs 1830-1840. |
| Notes | Copyright by Wm. S. Pendleton, Massachusetts. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997. |
| Subjects | Phrenology--1830-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,164 × 1,465 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218421 |
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