Three faces compared with skulls, 1854. Creator: Unknown. # 3056550

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Three faces compared with skulls, 1854. 'Fig. 339. - Apollo Belvidere; Fig. 340. Greek; Fig. 341. - N*gro; Fig. 342. Creole N*gro; Fig. 343. - Young Chimpanzee'. Victorian diagram illustrating the hierarchy of development whereby it was believed that Europeans were more 'advanced' than Africans. The head at the top has been copied from a Greek sculpture of Apollo Belvedere.

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