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Concept

Emotions

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  • A woman, the physiognomy of whom expresses attention excited by desire. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • Phrenological diagrams of the skull and brain, with three portraits: Laurence Sterne, a mathematician, and Shakespeare; exemplifying the faculties of wit, number and imagination respectively. Engraving by H. Sawyer after W. Byam, 1818.
  • Designs of ears and eyes. Engraving after C. Le Brun.
  • Frontispiece to an English edition of Charles Le Brun's 'Expressions of the passions of the soul' (left); a face expressing attention. Engraving, c. 1760, after C. Le Brun.
  • A female face expressing admiration. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.
  • A woman's head, expressive of sublime compassion. Drawing, c. 1791, after Raphael.
  • An écorché face showing the movements of facial muscles during laughter. Stipple engraving by H. Singleton (?) after G.T. Stubbs after G. Stubbs, 1815.
  • An écorché face showing the movements of facial muscles during laughter. Stipple engraving by H. Singleton (?) after G.T. Stubbs after G. Stubbs, 1815.
  • Six faces expressing the passions: (clockwise from top left) joy, fear, pity, scorn, anger, and grief. Engraving by Silvester, 1807.
  • The face of a man expressing simple bodily pain. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.
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    A face with hair on end expressing despair. Crayon Manner print by W. Hebert, c. 1770, after C. Le Brun.

    Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690. | Reference: 32629i
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    A laughing face. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.

    Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690. | Date: 1732 | Reference: 32637i
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    Sixteen faces expressing the human passions. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1821, after C. Le Brun.

    Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690. | Date: [1821] | Reference: 34246i
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    Psychologie des emotionalen Denkens / von Heinrich Maier.

    Maier, Heinrich, 1867-1933. | Date: 1908
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    What doctors feel : how emotions affect the practice of medicine / Danielle Ofri.

    Ofri, Danielle. | Date: [2013], ©2013
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