Six Temperament Profiles from Lavater's Physiognomy Essays
An engraved plate shows six oval profile heads of men in pen-and-ink line work, each labelled with a number or temperament name such as Phlegmatic, Choleric, Sanguine and Melancholic. The heads vary in hair, brow, nose and jaw, with the bottom right figure older and balding.
- Artist
- Johann Kaspar Lavater
- Date
- [1793]
- Medium
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 2269 × 4000 px
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1793.
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