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Mécanisme de la Physionomie Humaine

Adrien Tournachonnegative 1852–1856; print 1876

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Duchenne sitting beside his patient, an older man, and holding two electrical probes to the man's face. The man's face is set in an open-mouthed smile.

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  • Title: Mécanisme de la Physionomie Humaine
  • Creator: Guillaume-Benjamin Duchenne, Adrien Alban Tournachon
  • Date Created: negative 1852–1856; print 1876
  • Location Created: France
  • Physical Dimensions: 17.2 × 12.2 cm (6 3/4 × 4 13/16 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XB.1342.2.1
  • Culture: French
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Guillaume-Benjamin Duchenne (French, 1806 - 1875) and Adrien Alban Tournachon (French, 1825 - 1903)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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