1906
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Phrenology Course, 2nd plate (Le cours de phrenologie) is a 1906 ink by Alphonse Legros, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a man in a dark robe pointing at a skull on a table. Around him are other skulls and a few flowers. The background looks like a room with a window and a curtain. The man’s gesture suggests he’s explaining something about the skulls. This print is part of a series called *Phrenology Course*, which studied how the shape of the skull relates to personality. Check out how this was made using etching.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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