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Foolish Sam, a mentally defective man in London. Etching by B. Nebot, ca. 1773.

A woman spoon-feeding a man while he is on the toilet, perhaps as one would a child. Etching by D. Deuchar (?).

A profile of an old mentally disabled man, skulls of various races, skulls of a monkey and an orangutan, and a perfect, diagrammed human face; demonstrating the methods of physiognomy. Coloured engraving by H. Adlard, 1824.

Three heads showing phrenological traits associated with insanity: a mentally defective person, a mad woman, and the murderer P.F. Lacenaire. Lithograph by C. Picard, 1842, after J.P. Thenot.

Phrenological chart with portraits of historical figures and illustrations of skulls exhibiting racial characteristics. Lithograph by G. E. Madeley, authored by C. Donovan, c. 1850.

Left profile of a head showing depressed frontal lobes. Drawing, c. 1900.

Outlines of twelve faces in profile. Drawing, c. 1789.

A young woman with a short fringe, showing signs of mental deficiency. Photograph by J. Davis.

Brain of a "European male idiot" aged 12 years: four figures. Lithograph by E.M. Williams after H. Watkins, 1864.

Recueil de mémoires, notes et observations sur l'idiotie.

Five profiles exhibited for their noses. Drawing, c. 1794.

Let me not be mad / A.K. Benjamin.

De l'idiotie : thèse présentée à la faculté de médecine de Strasbourg et soutenue publiquement le mardi 14 janvier 1862 ... pour obtenir le grade de docteur en médecine / par Charles-Eugène Barth,...

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Recueil de mémoires, notes et observations sur l'idiotie.

Five profiles exhibited for their noses. Drawing, c. 1794.

Brain of a "European male idiot" aged 12 years: four figures. Lithograph by E.M. Williams after H. Watkins, 1864.

Let me not be mad / A.K. Benjamin.

De l'idiotie : thèse présentée à la faculté de médecine de Strasbourg et soutenue publiquement le mardi 14 janvier 1862 ... pour obtenir le grade de docteur en médecine / par Charles-Eugène Barth,...