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  • Phrenological chart, with list of 35 faculties. Wood engraving with letterpress, written by E.T. Craig, 1836.
  • A man challenges another; exhibiting boldness, classed phrenologically under the 'propensity' of combativeness. Steel engraving by Contenau, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • A man whose physiognomy expresses thoughtfulness. Drawing, c. 1791.
  • Profile of a man displaying a sanguinary temperament. Drawing, c. 1792.
  • Profile of a man displaying a choleric-melancholic temperament. Drawing, c. 1792.
  • Profile of a man displaying a phlegmatic-melancholic temperament. Drawing, c. 1792.
  • A man with a large, protruding head walking with a heavy gait; illustrating the reflective faculty in phrenology. Steel engraving by A. Devrits, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • The melancholy temperament: an anxious woman clasps her hands as an agitated man lies on the ground. Engraving by R. Sadeler, 1583, after M. de Vos.
  • Bazile and Bartolo, characters from a story by Beaumarchais, representing the phrenological 'propensity' of secretiveness. Steel engraving by Geoffroy, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • A wife, her physiognomy expressing good temper and humour according to Lavater. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • An introverted and an extroverted man; exhibiting excessive and lacking propensities connected with the faculty of causality (reflective thought) in phrenology. Steel engraving by E. Monnin, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • A man whose face exemplifies the melancholy temperament. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • A head marked with images representing the phrenological faculties, with a key below. Coloured wood engraving, ca. 1845, after H. Bushea and O.S. Fowler (?).
  • Alexander Monro: head and shoulders portrait. Drawing, c. 1792.
  • An artist measures a model of the human body from a distance with one eye shut; representing the faculty of perception in extended space in phrenological classification. Steel engraving by J-I-L. Desjardins, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • Phrenological head of Lord Ellenborough as Governor General of India 1841-1844. Lithograph, ca. 1844.
  • An ideal head, yet according to Lavater, destitute of character. Drawing, c. 1792.
  • Four physiognomic profiles: clockwise from top left: a timid man, a man of good taste, a prudent observer, and a sensualist. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • Uitenbogart (Johannes Wtenbogaert?): portrait. Drawing, c. 1794, after Ravenstein (?).
  • A head containing over thirty images symbolising the phrenological faculties, accompanied by a key. Coloured lithograph, c. 1875, after O.S. Fowler (?).
  • Three physiognomies belonging to a Roman consul, a king and a prince. Drawing, c. 1792.
  • A crowd watches as two men gamble; representing the phrenological faculty of acquisitiveness. Steel engraving by L.A. Portier, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • A young woman wearing a bonnet, representing characteristics of youth. Drawing, ca. 1794.
  • Four physiognomies expressing evil characters. Drawing, c. 1792.
  • A man whose physiognomy expresses, according to Lavater, openness of mind, taste, a happy memory, and wit. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • A man in a rage. Drawing, c. 1789, after C. Le Brun.
  • Head of a man exhibiting practical yet choleric qualities. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • A head containing over thirty images symbolising the phrenological faculties, accompanied by a key. Coloured lithograph, c. 1875, after O.S. Fowler (?).
  • Profile of a melancholy man with characteristics of penetration, fear, and distrust. Drawing, c. 1792.
  • Phrenological head of Lord Ellenborough as Governor General of India 1841-1844. Lithograph, ca. 1844.