Reproduction
Object Category
cast
Description
Plaster death mask of Dr. Friedrich Ludwig Kreysig. Part of Robert Noel's Casts of Intellectuals series.
Cast of a man's head and neck with an open collar. The cast is on a round base inscribed with the number 5. The eyes and mouth are closed. The hair is receeding and combed over from left to right, and there are large sideburns are visible. There is a prominent chip on the tip of the nose.
Kreysig was born in 1770 and died in 1839, he was physician to the King of Saxony.
Creator
Papatschy, Franz Xaver (1797 - 1875)
Production Date
1839 to 1839
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-05
Administration Name
UCL Science and Engineering Collections
