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Pencil drawing of a scowling older man with curly hair, chin resting on his clenched hand beside an ornate cane.

Essays on the anatomy and philosophy of expression / By Charles Bell.

A pencil drawing on pale paper shows an older man with curly, thinning hair, scowling with a furrowed brow and narrowed eyes as he rests his chin on a clenched hand. His loose collar and shoulders dissolve into sketchy lines, and a slender cane with an ornate tip rises from below, shaded with soft hatching and dark accents.

Artist
Charles Bell
Date
1824
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3965 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1824.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Estudio a lápiz de un hombre con el ceño fruncido

Un dibujo a lápiz sobre papel claro muestra a un hombre mayor de cabello rizado y ralo, con el ceño fruncido y los ojos entrecerrados, apoyando la barbilla en un puño cerrado. Su cuello holgado y los hombros se difuminan en trazos esbozados, y desde abajo asoma un bastón delgado con punta ornamentada, sombreado con rayados suaves y acentos oscuros.

Português: Estudo a lápis de um homem franzindo a testa

Um desenho a lápis sobre papel claro mostra um homem mais velho, de cabelo encaracolado e ralo, franzindo a testa e estreitando os olhos enquanto apoia o queixo em uma mão fechada. O colarinho largo e os ombros se dissolvem em traços esboçados, e de baixo surge uma bengala fina com ponta ornamentada, sombreada com hachuras suaves e toques escuros.

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