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Line drawing comparing a horse's head in front and side views with two human heads, marked with dotted guidelines.

A series of lithographic drawings illustrative of the relation between the human physiognomy and that of the brute creation / From designs by Charles Le Brun: with remarks on the system. [Anon].

Four pen-and-ink heads on a white page: two horse-like profiles at top, and two human heads in three-quarter and profile views below, with dotted guide lines and proportion grids. The human faces are drawn with fine hatching and shading, set against an open background.

Artist
Jacques Guillaume Legrand
Date
1827
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3065 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1827.
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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