Portrait of Johann Gaspar Spurzheim

Portrait of Johann Gaspar Spurzheim

Phrenology

Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863 (artist)

Spurzheim, J. G. (Johann Gaspar), 1776-1832

Produced just after his sudden death, this portrait of Spurzheim holding a symbolical head is said to be one of the best productions from the studio of Boston painter Alvan Fisher. Dr. J. Mason Warren, the son of John Collins Warren, purchased the portrait in 1863.

Portrait of Johann Gaspar Spurzheim holding a symbolical head

Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863

1833

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Harvard University Portrait Collection, H359

image

1 painting

oil on canvas

still image

Object Number: H359

Gift of Dr. J. Collins Warren to the Warren Anatomical Museum through Dr. Harvey Cushing, 1927

91.6 x 66.6 cm