Browse Artefacts (249 total)

Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Plate 55 of Morison’s 'The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases' (1840). Unsigned [Alexander Johnston].

'Portrait of E. M., an unmarried female, aged 63.

This woman appears to have been an…

Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Plate 56 of Morison’s 'The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases' (1840). Signed A J [Alexander Johnston].

'Portrait of M. C, a married female, aged 27, with a hereditary pre-disposition to…

Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Signed C Gow.

Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Plate 52 of Morison’s 'The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases' (1840). Signed A J [Alexander Johnston].

'Portrait of P. M. aged 46.

This patient had been several months insane when she…

Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Plate 49 of Morison’s 'The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases' (1840). Signed A J [Alexander Johnston].

'Portrait of F. P. aged 27; a farmer.

A disappointment in marriage is stated to have…

Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Plate 51 of Morison’s 'The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases' (1840). Signed A J [Alexander Johnston].

'Portrait of L. D. aged 47.

This female bore an excellent character before she became…

Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Plate 50 of Morison’s 'The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases' (1840). Signed A J [Alexander Johnston].

'Portrait of C. S. aged 57.

This poor woman is the mother of a large family, in a fit…

Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Signed A J [Alexander Johnston].

Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Signed A J [Alexander Johnston].

Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Plate 66 of Morison’s 'The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases' (1840). Unsigned [Alexander Johnston].

'Portrait of G. B., aged 46.

This man, a blacksmith by trade, and, consequently,…