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Engraving of a laughing man with curly hair, narrowed eyes and wide open mouth, under the heading 'Of Laughter and Weeping'.

Essays on the anatomy of expression in painting / By Charles Bell.

An engraved page showing a laughing man's head with tousled curly hair, narrowed eyes, deep cheek wrinkles and an open mouth displaying teeth. Above it, the small-capital heading 'II. Of Laughter and Weeping' appears, with a faint ghostly outline of another head at upper left.

Artist
Charles Bell
Date
1806
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3743 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1806.
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: Cabeza de hombre riendo, grabado de los Ensayos de Charles Bell

Una página grabada que muestra la cabeza de un hombre riendo, con cabello rizado y desordenado, ojos entrecerrados, arrugas profundas en las mejillas y la boca abierta con dientes visibles. Encima aparece el encabezado en versalitas «II. De la risa y el llanto», y en la esquina superior izquierda se ve el contorno tenue de otra cabeza.

Português: Cabeça de homem rindo, gravura dos Ensaios de Charles Bell

Uma página gravada mostrando a cabeça de um homem rindo, com cabelo cacheado e desalinhado, olhos semicerrados, rugas profundas nas bochechas e boca aberta exibindo os dentes. Acima, aparece o título em versalete «II. Do riso e do choro», e no canto superior esquerdo vê-se o contorno tênue de outra cabeça.

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