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Engraved profile portrait of an older man in a skullcap and high white collar, framed in an oval, after William Blake.

John Caspar Lavater

An engraved profile portrait, identified in the record as John Caspar Lavater, shows an older man with a prominent nose, wearing a close-fitting skullcap, a high white collar and a textured coat within an oval. Fine parallel lines model the face and cloth against a crosshatched background.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1787
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3167 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1787; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Español: John Caspar Lavater

Retrato de perfil grabado, identificado en el registro como John Caspar Lavater, muestra a un hombre mayor de nariz prominente, con birrete ajustado, cuello alto blanco y abrigo de textura marcada, dentro de un óvalo. Líneas finas y paralelas modelan el rostro y la tela sobre un fondo entrecruzado.

Português: John Caspar Lavater

Retrato de perfil gravado, identificado no registro como John Caspar Lavater, mostra um homem mais velho de nariz proeminente, usando um solidéu justo, gola alta branca e casaco de textura marcada, dentro de uma moldura oval. Linhas finas e paralelas modelam o rosto e o tecido sobre um fundo cruzado.

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