
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.