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Pencil drawing in profile of a man with swept-back hair and a pensive expression, shown in an oval vignette on cream paper.

A man whose physiognomy expresses thoughtfulness. Drawing, c. 1791.

A pencil and wash drawing in an oval vignette shows a man's head and shoulders in left profile, with a high forehead, aquiline nose, and tousled hair swept back over the ear. His lips are closed and his gaze is directed down and forward. The cloth at his neck is rendered in soft hatched shading against a dark oval ground.

Artist
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Date
c. 1791
Medium
Portrait drawings Pencil works Drawings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3659 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1796.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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