Figure 82: Lady Macbeth, strong expression of cruelty 1854 - 1856

Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne's "Figure 82: Lady Macbeth, strong expression of cruelty," is a striking photographic study of facial expressions. The 1854-1856 work shows a woman, a model for Duchenne, whose brow is furrowed and whose eyes are wide and intense. Duchenne was a physician interested in the physiology of the human face, and he used electrical stimulation to study the muscles that control facial expressions. This photographic experiment reveals the power of expression and the scientific methods used to study it.