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Three numbered pen and ink profile head studies on tan paper: a laurel-crowned man, a bearded man in a jeweled crown, and a bearded man in a lace collar.

Three Physiognomies: Roman Consul, King and Prince, Pencil Drawing

Three numbered pen-and-ink head studies sit side by side on a tan ground within a framed border. The left figure wears a laurel wreath, the centre figure a jeweled crown, and the right a bearded man wears a lace-edged collar. Fine hatching models the faces and shoulders.

Artist
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Date
[1792?]
Medium
Pencil works Drawings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2512 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1802.
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