Phrenological Illustrations.
by George Cruikshank.
London: Published by George Cruikshank, Myddelton Terrace, Pentonville; and Sold by J. Robins And Co. Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row; S. Knights, Sweeting's Alley, Royal Exchange; and G. Humphrey, 24, St. James's Street. [n.d., 1826].
Oblong folio, original printed wrapper.; text page, six etched plates, as called for, with contemporary guard leaves. Foxing and staining, with tatty extremities.
George Cruikshank's (1792 - 1878) satirical take on the theories of Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828) and Johann Caspar Spurzheim (1776-1832). Principal human faculties and emotions are illustrated by five humerous vignette images per plate. Gall was a neuroanatomist, physiologist, and pioneer in the study of the localization of mental functions in the brain. Spurzheim attended the lectures of Gall and became a disciple, accompanying him on a lecturing tour through Central Europe, and settling with him in 1807 in Paris; in 1813 he separated from Gall, and went to lecture in England with much acceptance. He wrote numerous works bearing on phrenology, education, etc. All plates inscribed 'Designed Etched & Published by George Cruikshank August 1st. 1826'.
[Ref: 9088] £250.00
London: Published by George Cruikshank, Myddelton Terrace, Pentonville; and Sold by J. Robins And Co. Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row; S. Knights, Sweeting's Alley, Royal Exchange; and G. Humphrey, 24, St. James's Street. [n.d., 1826].
Oblong folio, original printed wrapper.; text page, six etched plates, as called for, with contemporary guard leaves. Foxing and staining, with tatty extremities.
George Cruikshank's (1792 - 1878) satirical take on the theories of Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828) and Johann Caspar Spurzheim (1776-1832). Principal human faculties and emotions are illustrated by five humerous vignette images per plate. Gall was a neuroanatomist, physiologist, and pioneer in the study of the localization of mental functions in the brain. Spurzheim attended the lectures of Gall and became a disciple, accompanying him on a lecturing tour through Central Europe, and settling with him in 1807 in Paris; in 1813 he separated from Gall, and went to lecture in England with much acceptance. He wrote numerous works bearing on phrenology, education, etc. All plates inscribed 'Designed Etched & Published by George Cruikshank August 1st. 1826'.
[Ref: 9088] £250.00