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Plate of seven numbered line drawings of male heads in profile and front view, on tan paper, showing varied facial features and beards.

Seven Physiognomies, Head Studies After Lavater

A printed or drawn plate of seven numbered male head profiles and frontal views, shown in outline on a tan paper ground. Figures one to three are youthful faces with short hair and busts, while four to seven show bearded older men with curled hair, rendered in fine pencil-like linework.

Artist
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Date
[1793?]
Medium
Pencil works Drawings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3146 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1803.
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