1. Look up the name "Duchenne de Boulogne."
2. Post one image from his body of work.
3. What was the year of the photograph. 1862
4. Why did he photograph his subject matter? A major neurologist, Duchenne de Boulogne introduced the use of electricity in physiological experimentations - authentic smiles formed by the mouth but also the eyes are since entitled ‘Duchenne smiles’ - and he also inaugurated the biopsy technique. The doctor became a photographer as well, as he meticulously recorded all the possible facial expressions of human beings.
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