
Illustrations of Bumpology
- Made:
- 1805-1830
Print. Illustrations of Bumpology / nd. [1805-1830]. lithograph?, 28x45cm. Caricature: lampooning phrenology and the phrenologist Gall. A group of six vignette scenes illustrating various faculties defined by Gall. Includes some domestic scenes and appliances; as observation for Hope and Determination, a black person (originally termed "American negro") being washed in a tub by his master to become white; artist using candle light as 'fair imitation' of sunset. Artist unidentified, style reminiscent of Boz, Lear
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