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 showing a black silhouette in profile of a man facing left, his hair tied back at the nape and his shoulders cut off at the base of the oval frame. A ribbon swag crowns the oval, and fine engraved hatching fills the surrounding border, with the abbreviation "Lav." printed beneath the frame.
- Artist
- Johann Kaspar Lavater
- Date
- 1789-1798 [i.e. 1788-1799]
- Medium
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 3248 × 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: Lámina con silueta de perfil de los Ensayos sobre fisiognomía de Lavater
Una lámina grabada que muestra una silueta negra de perfil de un hombre mirando a la izquierda, con el cabello recogido en la nuca y los hombros cortados en la base del marco ovalado. Un festón de cinta corona el óvalo, y un fino sombreado grabado llena el borde, con la abreviatura "Lav." impresa debajo del marco.
Português: Estampa com silhueta de perfil dos Ensaios sobre fisiognomonia de Lavater
Uma gravura mostrando uma silhueta negra de perfil de um homem voltado para a esquerda, com o cabelo preso na nuca e os ombros cortados na base da moldura oval. Um festão de fita coroa o oval, e hachuras gravadas finas preenchem a borda, com a abreviação "Lav." impressa abaixo da moldura.