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Lithograph plate comparing rabbit heads in profile with human heads whose faces are drawn to resemble animals, in soft grey shading on a cream page.

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 lithograph plate on a cream page showing two rabbit heads in profile above two pairs of human heads, one pair with elongated, animal-like faces. Shading is in fine graphite-toned hatching, with the human figures wearing loose drapery at the shoulders.

Artist
Jacques Guillaume Legrand
Date
1827
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3161 × 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: Perfiles de conejo y rostros humanos, lámina de fisonomía

Una lámina litográfica sobre página crema que muestra dos cabezas de conejo de perfil sobre dos pares de cabezas humanas, uno con rostros alargados de aspecto animal. El sombreado es un rayado fino en tonos grafito, y las figuras humanas llevan ropa holgada en los hombros.

Português: Perfis de coelho e rostos humanos, prancha de fisionomia

Uma prancha litográfica em página creme mostra duas cabeças de coelho de perfil acima de dois pares de cabeças humanas, um deles com rostos alongados de aparência animal. O sombreado é um hachurado fino em tons de grafite, e as figuras humanas usam roupas soltas nos ombros.