Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1782-03-14 - 1858-04-10
Biography
Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858), American politician
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fowler & Wells Portrait Posters for Physiognomy Lectures
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1000
Abstract:
A set of nineteen posters with 112 bust portraits depicting identified men and women, primarily authors, artists, scientists, monarchs, and religious and political leaders from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with a group of idealized heads illustrating characteristics identified by phrenologists.
Dates:
circa 1860