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.

Head of a boy. Drawing, c. 1794.

Head of John the Baptist as a youth. Drawing, c. 1791, after Raphael.

The head of a man composed of writhing nude figures. Oil painting by F. Balbi.

Guido Reni: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.

Judith with a sword holding the head of Holofernes. Mezzotint by A. von Prenner after A. Varotari, il Padovanino, ca. 1720.

A woman's head, expressive of sublime compassion. Drawing, c. 1791, after Raphael.

Outlines of faces: the left-hand pair expressing good judgment, the right-hand pair weakness of mind. Drawing, c. 1789.

Sarawak: decorated human skulls hanging in a Kayan house. Photograph.

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1 print : soft ground etching ; platemark 11 x 8.8 cm

The head of a man in a fur turban looking downwards and to right. Soft ground etching by B. Green after G.B. Castiglione.

<p>Lavater compares this portrait with another on the same page. He distinguishes the professional scholar (this one) from the worldly man by the contours of the nose</p>

Johannes Claubergius: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.

1 print : etching ; platemark 6.8 x 4.6 cm

Bust of a lean male, looking down to his lower right. Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar after Leonardo da Vinci, 1648.

Head of a youth. Drawing, c. 1794.

<p>In the text Lavater tells us that these eight portraits are "copied from the antique". He points out the crucial physiognomic differences between them, some of which detract from Socrates' genius, some of which add the character of mistrust to his mien</p>

Eight likenesses of Socrates. Two drawings, c. 1789.

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The head of a man in a fur turban looking downwards and to right. Soft ground etching by B. Green after G.B. Castiglione.

Johannes Claubergius: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.

Bust of a lean male, looking down to his lower right. Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar after Leonardo da Vinci, 1648.

Head of a youth. Drawing, c. 1794.

Eight likenesses of Socrates. Two drawings, c. 1789.

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The head of a man in a fur turban looking downwards and to right. Soft ground etching by B. Green after G.B. Castiglione.

Johannes Claubergius: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.

Bust of a lean male, looking down to his lower right. Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar after Leonardo da Vinci, 1648.

Head of a youth. Drawing, c. 1794.

Eight likenesses of Socrates. Two drawings, c. 1789.

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