
Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne
Figure 32: Natural laughter by the voluntary contraction of the two large zygomatics and the lower palpebral orbicularis
1856
Capturing what Duchenne identified as genuine laughter through specific muscle contractions, this photograph became foundational to later studies of authentic versus forced facial expressions.
- Medium
- Albumen print from glass plate negative
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