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Plate 31: Slightly Stronger Electrical Excitation of the Zygomaticus Major: Fake Laughter, from Chap. 6: "Muscles of Joy and Benevolence," in Icono Photographique: Mécanisme de la Physionomie Humaine (Photographic Icon: Mechanism of Human Physiognomy)

Guillaume-Amant Duchenne de Boulogne

French, 1806–1875

Plate 31: Slightly Stronger Electrical Excitation of the Zygomaticus Major: Fake Laughter, from Chap. 6: "Muscles of Joy and Benevolence," in Icono Photographique: Mécanisme de la Physionomie Humaine (Photographic Icon: Mechanism of Human Physiognomy)

before 1857 (negative), published 1862

Medium albumen print
Dimensions image: 4 3/4 x 3 9/16 in. (12 x 9.1 cm) sheet: 10 13/16 x 7 1/16 in. (27.5 x 18 cm)
Object Number 1999.26
Acquisition Acquired by the Clark, 1999
Status Off View

Image Caption

Guillaume-Amant Duchenne de Boulogne, Plate 31: Slightly Stronger Electrical Excitation of the Zygomaticus Major: Fake Laughter, from Chap. 6: "Muscles of Joy and Benevolence," in Icono Photographique: Mécanisme de la Physionomie Humaine (Photographic Icon: Mechanism of Human Physiognomy), before 1857 (negative), published 1862, albumen print. Clark Art Institute, Acquired by the Clark, 1999.26

Select Bibliography

Birch, Michael. Mediating Mental Health: Contexts, Debates and Analysis. Great Britain: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2012.

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