Essays on physiognomy; designed to promote the knowledge and the love of mankind / ... Illustrated by more than eight hundred engravings accurately copied; and some duplicates added from originals. Executed by, or under the inspection of Thomas Holloway. Translated from the French by Henry Hunter.
An engraved plate arranges twenty-five oval vignettes in five rows, showing monkey and ape heads in profile and three-quarter views, plus several skulls and a bat-like head in the bottom row. Heavy cross-hatching models fur and faces against white ovals on a dark ground, with the caption MONKEYS, &c. printed below.
- Artist
- Johann Kaspar Lavater
- Date
- 1789-1798 [i.e. 1788-1799]
- Medium
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 3208 × 4000 px
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: Monos, etc. - lámina grabada con veinticinco cabezas de primates y cráneos
Una lámina grabada dispone veinticinco viñetas ovales en cinco filas, con cabezas de monos y simios de perfil y de tres cuartos, además de varios cráneos y una cabeza parecida a la de un murciélago en la fila inferior. El rayado denso modela el pelaje y los rostros sobre óvalos blancos y un fondo oscuro, con la leyenda MONKEYS, &c. debajo.
Português: Macacos, etc. - gravura com vinte e cinco cabeças de primatas e crânios
Uma gravura organiza vinte e cinco vinhetas ovais em cinco fileiras, mostrando cabeças de macacos e símios de perfil e de três quartos, além de vários crânios e uma cabeça semelhante à de morcego na fileira inferior. Hachuras densas modelam pelagem e rostos sobre círculos brancos e um fundo escuro, com a legenda MONKEYS, &c. impressa abaixo.