The watermark in the lower right corner of the image will not appear on the final print.
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7.00" x 8.00"
Overall:
9.00" x 10.00"
Antique 1857 phrenological head and chart Poster
by Heidi De Leeuw
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Antique 1857 phrenological head and chart poster by Heidi De Leeuw. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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This is no doubt the best restored copy you will find of this particular document.
Phrenology (from Greek: φρήν, phrēn, "mind"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") is a pseudoscience primarily focused on measurements of the human skull, based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind, and that certain brain areas have localized, specific functions or modules. The distinguishing feature of phrenology is the idea that the sizes of brain areas were meaningful and could be inferred by examining the skull of an individual. Following the materialist notions of mental functions originating in the brain, phrenologists believed that human conduct could best be understood in neurological rather than philosophical or religious terms. Developed by German physician Franz Joseph Gall in 1796, the discipline was very popular in the 19th century, especially from about 1810 until 1840. The principal British centre for phrenology was Edinburg...
About Heidi De Leeuw
Hello, my first name is Heidi. My family name is De Leeuw, which is Dutch for The Lion. I was born in the mid 1960s. From the early 1980s on I worked in sales and administration. From the moment my husband started 'AAP Art and Photography' as an ecommerce company back in 2000, I developed a growing interest in what he was doing, and specifically in digital restoration of photos, postcards and posters. Sometimes people ask me why I spend so much time in taking a worn and torn image and restoring it to its original beauty, I answer them with another question: why are old paintings and classic cars being restored? Because, make no mistake, restoration is an art and a craft. No fancy magic software, but pixel by pixel cleaning and...
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David Stasiak
Congratulations!