Human physiognomy explain'd: in the Crounian Lectures on muscular motion. For the year MDCCXLVI. Read before the Royal Society / By James Parsons, M.D. and F.R.S. Being a supplement to the Philosophical Transactions for that year.
An engraved plate shows a head and neck of a figure with curled, piled hair, wide staring eyes, raised brows, and a gaping open mouth that conveys alarm. Fine hatched lines model the face and neck against a plain background, with the plate number 2 printed at the top.
- Artist
- James Parsons
- Date
- 1747
- Medium
- Addresses
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 3175 × 4000 px
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 grabada que muestra miedo, de Human Physiognomy Explain'd (1747)
Una lámina grabada muestra la cabeza y el cuello de una figura con cabello rizado recogido, ojos muy abiertos, cejas levantadas y una boca abierta que expresa alarma. Trazos finos de sombreado modelan el rostro y el cuello sobre un fondo liso, y el número 2 aparece impreso en la parte superior.
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Uma gravura mostra a cabeça e o pescoço de uma figura com cabelo cacheado preso, olhos muito abertos, sobrancelhas erguidas e uma boca aberta que transmite alarme. Linhas finas de hachura modelam o rosto e o pescoço sobre um fundo liso, e o número 2 aparece impresso no topo.