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Engraved book plate with four numbered black-and-white profile drawings of noses and lips, arranged in a grid on a white page.

Lavater physiognomy plate: four profiles of noses and lips

An engraved plate from a book shows four numbered profile drawings of facial features, labelled 1 to 4 and arranged in a grid within a ruled border. Shaded in fine stipple and line, the profiles show noses and lips at varying angles, on a plain white page with a Roman numeral heading.

Artist
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Date
1804
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2606 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1804.
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