Art, Symbol & Imagination
Carl Hansen: Hypnotist Portrait
A man with small round spectacles and a broad dark beard faces the viewer in a softly reproduced portrait. The name Carl Hansen is printed prominently beneath the image.
Read the source pageLoading your collection…
Citation
Photographer not identified. "Carl Hansen: Hypnotist Portrait" [editorial title]. In Hypnotism: Its Facts, Theories and Related Phenomena, Carl Sextus. D. Estes & Company historical edition, circa 1900; copyright 1893, 1900, D. Estes & Company. Source scan leaf 31. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0482-0027
Source details
Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
A historical illustration from the book’s discussion of hypnotism and related beliefs. It does not validate the source’s period therapeutic or supernatural claims.
Sources
From the book
Hypnotism: Its Facts, Theories and Related PhenomenaCarl Sextus1900More from this book
Father Gassner as a Hypnotist
Liébeault’s Portrait Dedicated to Carl Sextus
Chiron Fascinating AsclepiusRelated illustrations
Cite this illustration
Photographer not identified. Carl Hansen: Hypnotist Portrait. Hypnotism: Its Facts, Theories and Related Phenomena. Scan leaf 31. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0482-0027