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Pencil profile drawing of an older woman in a lace bonnet with a bow, on tan paper, numbered 2 at the top.

A Wife Showing Good Temper and Humour, after Lavater

A pencil drawing in profile of an older woman wearing a lace-trimmed bonnet tied with a bow under her chin. Her eyes are downcast, her mouth is set in a slight pursed expression, and her shoulders are draped in a shawl. Soft shading on the cheek and background sits on warm, tan paper.

Artist
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Date
c. 1789
Medium
Pencil works Drawings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3487 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1794.
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