Comparing intelligence. 19th-century artwork of a profile of the head of a 25-year-old male of sub-normal intelligence (top) and the head of English philosopher Francis Bacon (bottom,1561-1626). This artwork is from the 1825 third edition of 'Phrenology' by German phrenologist Johann Gaspar Spurzheim (1776-1832). Subtitled 'The doctrine of the mind: and of the relations between its manifestations and the body',this work was published in England by Charles Knight. Spurzheim popularised phrenology,the now discredited study of the bumps on the human skull. The claim was that this would reveal aspects of a person's character | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / King's College London |
Bildgröße: | 3580 px × 4919 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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