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The muscle of attention (left); Eyebrow contraction due to bright light (right)

Duchenne de Boulogne1854-1856, printed 1862

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States

  • Title: The muscle of attention (left); Eyebrow contraction due to bright light (right)
  • Creator: Guillaume-Benjamin-Amant Duchenne (de Boulogne)
  • Date Created: 1854-1856, printed 1862
  • Physical Dimensions: image: 22.1 × 16.7 cm (8 11/16 × 6 9/16 in.) mount: 40.3 × 27.7 cm (15 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.)
  • Provenance: Alphonse Bertillon, Paris; by descent to Pascal Vincent-Bertillon, Paris; NGA purchase (through Denis Canguilhem, Paris), 2015.
  • Rights: CC0
  • Medium: albumen print
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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