Physiognomic profile sequence, twelve heads from fish to human
A printed plate of twelve numbered pencil-style line drawings arranged in four rows, each showing a head in profile. The top row shows fish-like heads with large round eyes, transitioning through the middle row to human-like profiles and then to a fully human face in the bottom row. Faint plate number appears at upper right.
- Artist
- Johann Kaspar Lavater
- Date
- [between 1840 and 1849]
- Medium
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 2447 × 4000 px
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1849.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
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