Reproduction
Object Category
cast
Description
Plaster death mask of Karl August Böttiger. Part of Robert Noel's Casts of Intellectuals series.
Cast of a man's head and neck. The cast is on a round base inscribed with the number 1. Eyes and mouth closed, top of head bald with hair around the sides and back. The back of right ear is chipped.
Böttiger was born in 1760 and died in 1835, he was an archaeologist and the director of the Museum of Antiquities in Dresden.
Creator
Papatschy, Franz Xaver (1797 - 1875)
Production Date
1835 to 1835
Production Place
Dresden
Production Reason
Produced for Robert Noel's phrenological collection
Material
Publications
- Noel, Robert Ralph, Notes Biographical and Phrenological Illustrating a Collection of Casts
Associated Person
Collection
Robert Noel Collection
Accession Number
LDUSC-Noel-01
Administration Name
UCL Science and Engineering Collections
