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Experimental researches on the regional temperature of the head : under conditions of rest, intellectual activity, and emotion / by J.S. Lombard.
Lombard, J. S. (Josiah Stickney)Date: 1879
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Christ talking to two men who, according to Lavater, show physiognomic traits of 'sensuality'. Drawing, c. 1789, after H. Holbein.
Holbein, Hans, 1497?-1543.Date: c. 1789Reference: 28696i
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A woman engaged in reflection. Drawing, c. 1794, after N. Poussin.
Poussin, Nicolas, 1594?-1665.Date: 1794?Reference: 30224i
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Charles Étienne Bonnet, the Swiss naturalist and philosopher: profile. Drawing, c. 1794.
Date: c. 1794Reference: 30659i
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Two skulls of monkeys. Grey wash drawing, c. 1789.
Date: c. 1789Reference: 29236i
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Three perspectives of a skull sectioned and labelled according to an unorthodox system of phrenology. Pen drawing, 18--.
Date: 1806Reference: 27670i
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Honoré d'Urfé: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.
Date: c. 1793Reference: 31608i
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René Descartes: portrait. Drawing, c. 1794.
Date: c. 1794Reference: 30553i
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Jacobus de Cachiopin (?): portrait. Drawing, c. 1793, after A. van Dyck.
Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599-1641.Date: c. 1793Reference: 31619i
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Two heads of lions. Drawing, c. 1789.
Date: c. 1789Reference: 31695i
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The ear and the temple after Duverney, Valsalva and Ruysch. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.
Reference: 34495i
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Men of opposing social classes in a game of boules; illustrating the faculty of weight and resistance in phrenology. Steel engraving by A. Portier, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
Bruyères, Hippolyte.Date: [1847]Reference: 27623i
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Profile of a man deemed by Lavater to be incapable of tenderness, except in matters of religious devotion, but "incapable of what is properly called falsehood". Drawing, c. 1793.
Date: 1793?Reference: 31680i
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The arteries of the head after Haller; the eye, after Ruysch; the tongue after Heister. Engraving by Prevost, 1762.
Rollinus, C. J., active 18th century.Date: [1762]Reference: 35484i
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Head of a youth whose face is difficult to analyse physiognomically. Drawing, c. 1794.
Date: 1794?Reference: 30151i
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John Dryden: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.
Date: c. 1793Reference: 30984i
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Bearded man: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.
Date: 1793?Reference: 31635i
Archives and manuscripts
Praxis medica commentariis illustrata
Cirillus (or Cyrillus), Nicolaus, 1671-1734.Date: c. 1730Reference: MS.1652
Part of: Cirillus (or Cyrillus), Nicolaus (1671-1734)
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Head and shoulders of a man, seen from the left, showing the muscles of the neck, chest and shoulder. Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar after Leonardo da Vinci, 1651.
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.Date: 1648Reference: 29065i
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The head of John the Baptist is brought to Herod at the feast. Etching by G.W.L. after J. Gossaert.
Gossaert, Jan, approximately 1478-approximately 1532.Reference: 22639i
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Phrenological chart : designed to illustrate the treatise on phrenology, in the "Imperial journal of the arts and sciences".
Date: [approximately 1865?]
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The face of a hero immediately before death. Drawing, c. 1789, after A. Schluter.
Schlüter, Andreas, approximately 1660-1714.Date: 1789?Reference: 29012i
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Sarawak: preserved and decorated human heads taken and strung up by Sea Dayaks. Photograph.
Reference: 31448i
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A Roman soldier throws a javelin over a dead body. Drawing, c. 1793.
Date: 1793?Reference: 31704i
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Four human faces and one cat's face: sketches. Drawing.
Reference: 34512i

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Experimental researches on the regional temperature of the head : under conditions of rest, intellectual activity, and emotion / by J.S. Lombard.

Christ talking to two men who, according to Lavater, show physiognomic traits of 'sensuality'. Drawing, c. 1789, after H. Holbein.

A woman engaged in reflection. Drawing, c. 1794, after N. Poussin.

Charles Étienne Bonnet, the Swiss naturalist and philosopher: profile. Drawing, c. 1794.

Two skulls of monkeys. Grey wash drawing, c. 1789.

Three perspectives of a skull sectioned and labelled according to an unorthodox system of phrenology. Pen drawing, 18--.

Honoré d'Urfé: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.

René Descartes: portrait. Drawing, c. 1794.

Jacobus de Cachiopin (?): portrait. Drawing, c. 1793, after A. van Dyck.

Two heads of lions. Drawing, c. 1789.

The ear and the temple after Duverney, Valsalva and Ruysch. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.

Men of opposing social classes in a game of boules; illustrating the faculty of weight and resistance in phrenology. Steel engraving by A. Portier, 1847, after H. Bruyères.

Profile of a man deemed by Lavater to be incapable of tenderness, except in matters of religious devotion, but "incapable of what is properly called falsehood". Drawing, c. 1793.

The arteries of the head after Haller; the eye, after Ruysch; the tongue after Heister. Engraving by Prevost, 1762.

Head of a youth whose face is difficult to analyse physiognomically. Drawing, c. 1794.

John Dryden: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.

Bearded man: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.

Praxis medica commentariis illustrata

Head and shoulders of a man, seen from the left, showing the muscles of the neck, chest and shoulder. Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar after Leonardo da Vinci, 1651.

The head of John the Baptist is brought to Herod at the feast. Etching by G.W.L. after J. Gossaert.

Phrenological chart : designed to illustrate the treatise on phrenology, in the "Imperial journal of the arts and sciences".

The face of a hero immediately before death. Drawing, c. 1789, after A. Schluter.

Sarawak: preserved and decorated human heads taken and strung up by Sea Dayaks. Photograph.

A Roman soldier throws a javelin over a dead body. Drawing, c. 1793.

Four human faces and one cat's face: sketches. Drawing.