Portrait of Dr. Johann Gaspar Spurzheim (1776-1832), 1832
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Title
Portrait of Dr. Johann Gaspar Spurzheim (1776-1832), 1832
Subject
Spurzheim, J. G. (Johann Gaspar), 1776-1832
Phrenology
Portrait
Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863
Bufford, John Henry, 1810-1870
Description
The lithography of Johann Gaspar Spurzheim was originally created by Alvan Fisher, but John H. Bufford created copies too. The first lithographic was published in 1832 by William S. Pendleton from his publishing company, Pendleton's Lithography, in Boston. The image depicts a portrait of Spurzheim pointing at a skull cast with phrenological markings.
Abstract
A lithography portrait of Dr. Johann Gaspar Spurzheim.
Creator
Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863
Bufford, John Henry, 1810-1870
Publisher
Pendleton's Lithography
Pendleton, William S., 1795-1879
Date Created
1832
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Harvard Medical School. Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections C-CL02, Portrait Collection, Series 00248, Box 160, Folder 35
Format
image
Extent
1 print (lithography)
Medium
lithography
Language
English
Type
still image
Identifier
BoneBox_Spurzheim_003_ref
Files
Citation
Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863 and Bufford, John Henry, 1810-1870, “Portrait of Dr. Johann Gaspar Spurzheim (1776-1832), 1832,” OnView, accessed March 29, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/25414.