Three portraits shown for their phrenological exemplarity: Gall, Eustache and Chauffron.
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Title
Three portraits shown for their phrenological exemplarity: Gall, Eustache and Chauffron.
Subject
Phrenology, Brain, Medicine, Anatomy, Crime, Mental health
Description
Phrenological chart of Gall, Eustache, and Chauffron. Gall was a German anatomist and physiologist who created phrenology. According to the Wellcome Library, Eustache was a "a slave from the Dominican republic who came to be awarded a 'prize for virtue' in 1830's Paris. Chauffron was an assassin who died in the Bicêtre hospital for insane people."
Creator
Jean Pierre Thenot, Caroline Picard
Source
Publisher
Paris (rue de Seine St Germain. 38, à l'Athenée des Beaux arts) : [publisher not identified], 1842 ([Paris] : Imp. Gendré)
Date
1842
Contributor
Kelly Collins
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
Format
Original: lithograph; File: PDF
Language
French
Type
Lithograph; still image
Identifier
Wellcome Library no. 27672i
Coverage
19th century
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Lithograph
Physical Dimensions
12.7 x 20.9 cm
Citation
Jean Pierre Thenot, Caroline Picard, “Three portraits shown for their phrenological exemplarity: Gall, Eustache and Chauffron.,” Enlightenmens, accessed January 28, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/734.