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Lithograph comparing three bird-of-prey heads above with two human male heads below, one in profile with a hooked nose echoing the beak.

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].

A lithographic plate of pencil-like shading showing three eagle or bird-of-prey heads across the top and two pairs of human heads below. One human profile has a sharply hooked nose echoing the bird's beak, beside a frontal man with curly hair and a draped garment.

Artist
Jacques Guillaume Legrand
Date
1827
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3100 × 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

Español: Comparación de fisonomía humana y de ave rapaz, litografía tras Le Brun

Una lámina litográfica con sombreado a lápiz que muestra tres cabezas de águila o rapaz en la parte superior y dos cabezas humanas debajo. Un perfil masculino tiene una nariz curva que recuerda al pico del ave, junto a un hombre de frente con cabello rizado y una prenda drapeada.

Português: Comparação de fisionomia humana e de ave de rapina, litografia após Le Brun

Uma lâmina litográfica com sombreado a lápis mostrando três cabeças de águia ou ave de rapina no alto e duas cabeças humanas embaixo. Um perfil masculino tem nariz recurvado que lembra o bico da ave, ao lado de um homem de frente com cabelo cacheado e uma veste drapeada.