Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
The face of an old man who served in numerous electrophyisiological experiments, photographed in repose.

The face of an old man who served in numerous electrophyisiological experiments, photographed in repose.

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The face of an old man who served in numerous electrophyisiological experiments, photographed in repose.
ArtistFrench, 1806–1875
ArtistFrench, 1825–1903
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The face of an old man who served in numerous electrophyisiological experiments, photographed in repose.
  • from Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine ou Analyse électro-physiologique de l’expression des passions applicable à la pratique des arts plastiques (Mechanism of Human Physiognomy or Electro-Physiological Analysis of the Expression of Passions Applicable to the Practice of the Visuals Arts.)
Date1854–1856, printed 1862
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 8 15/16 × 6 5/8 in. (22.7 × 16.8 cm)
 Sheet: 8 15/16 × 6 5/8 in. (22.7 × 16.8 cm)
 Mount: 15 13/16 × 11 1/8 in. (40.2 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach, Directors
Object number2015.32.A
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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceBertillon family, likely Alphonse Bertillon; Pascal Vincent-Bertillon; on consignment to Denis Canguilhem; MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed top center of mount: PHOTOGRAPHIE PATHOLOGIQUE / FIG. 3.

printed lower right below image on mount: DUCHENNE(de Boulogne), phot.

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