Pencil sketch of a woman's head tilted upward, eyes raised, hair pulled back, within a grey framed mount.

Head of a Woman Looking Upward, from Four Physiognomies

A pencil or ink sketch of a woman's head and shoulders, turned upward with her eyes raised and lips parted. Soft hatching shapes her hair, which is gathered under a cap or band, on a pale grey ground within a framed mount. The number 6 appears above her head.

Artist: Johann Kaspar Lavater
Date: c. 1789
Medium: Ink drawings Drawings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 3831 × 4000 px

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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)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

18th century late 18th century sketch pencil drawing ink drawing wellcome collection physiognomy head study woman portrait study facial expression lavater