Physiognomic study of an elderly woman in profile
A pen-and-ink profile sketch shows an elderly woman facing right, her head wrapped in a loose cloth that frames a lined face with a wry, pursed mouth. Faint hatching shades the cloth and shoulder on a pale ground, with the number 10 marked above.
- Artist
- Johann Kaspar Lavater
- Date
- c. 1789
- Medium
- Ink drawings Drawings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 3752 × 4000 px
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1794.
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