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Captioned 'Idiot'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Plate 81 of Morison’s 'The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases' (1840). Unsigned [Alexander Johnston].
'Portrait of G. D.; aged 28.
This idiot is four feet, six inches in height; his head…
'Portrait of G. D.; aged 28.
This idiot is four feet, six inches in height; his head…
Captioned 'Apollonia Norton idiot June 1847'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Signed C Gow.
Captioned 'A Jew Solomon imbecile Hanwell'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Plate 88 of Morison’s 'The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases' (1840). Signed A J [Alexander Johnston].
'Portrait of S. C.; aged 34.
The expression of this young man's countenance denotes…
'Portrait of S. C.; aged 34.
The expression of this young man's countenance denotes…
Captioned 'Imbecile'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Unsigned.
Captioned 'Surrey L A July 1846 imbecile blind mn very useful[?]'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Signed C Gow. Reproduced in Morison’s 'Outlines of Lectures' (1848) plate 18.
'Richard S: Aged thirty-nine, an idiot from birth, has been all his life in the work-house. This idiot is…
'Richard S: Aged thirty-nine, an idiot from birth, has been all his life in the work-house. This idiot is…
Captioned 'Incipient general paralysis (grandeur)'. Pencil caption 'Brown a slight impediment speaking ideas of grandeur'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Similar to plate 22 of Morison’s 'The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases' (1840). Signed A J [Alexander Johnston].
'A. B., aged 37, a Lawyer,
In this patient the disorder had been noticed…
'A. B., aged 37, a Lawyer,
In this patient the disorder had been noticed…
Captioned 'Dementia and general paralysis succeeding monomania grandeur'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Plate 26 of Morison’s 'The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases' (1840). Unsigned [François Rochard].
'J. H., aged 36, a Painter.
This portrait exhibits a man of considerable eminence as an…
'J. H., aged 36, a Painter.
This portrait exhibits a man of considerable eminence as an…
Captioned 'General paralysis - early stage (Noble) insane 7 months ideas of great wealth speech and gait scarcely affected. Surrey Asylum'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Signed C Gow.
Captioned 'General paralysis - Surrey Co Asylum'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Signed C Gow.
Captioned 'Noble Surrey L A General paralysis 2nd portrait July 1846'.
Illustration from the collection of Alexander Morison. Signed C Gow.