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Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801

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  • Johann Caspar Lavater. Lithograph by Z. Belliard.
  • Johann Caspar Lavater. Line engraving by T. Holloway.
  • Johann Caspar Lavater. Photograph by Gustav Schauer after an engraving.
  • Johann Caspar Lavater. Etching by J. Schleuen after B. Rode.
  • Essays on physiognomy : designed to promote the knowledge and the love of mankind / Written in the German language by John Caspar Lavater, and translated into English by Thomas Holcroft. To which are added, one hundred physiognomonical rules, a posthumous work by Mr. Lavater; and memoirs of the life of the author, compiled principally from the life of Lavater, by G. Gessner.
  • Johann Caspar Lavater. Engraved silhouette by J. H. Lips [?].
  • Johann Caspar Lavater. Line engraving by J. Stöber, 1841.
  • Johann Caspar Lavater. Etching by J. Schleuen after B. Rode.
  • Johann Caspar Lavater. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1813.
  • Johann Caspar Lavater. Line engraving by J. H. Lips, 1780, after himself.
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  • view Johann Caspar Lavater. Line engraving by T. Holloway.
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    Johann Caspar Lavater. Line engraving by T. Holloway.

    | Reference: 5295i
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    A man (Johann Caspar Lavater?), leaning on the back of a chair, contemplating a bust. Etching by J. R. Schellenberg.

    Schellenberg, Johann Rudolf, 1740-1806 | Reference: 2498585i
  • view Johann Caspar Lavater. Lithograph by Z. Belliard.
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    Johann Caspar Lavater. Lithograph by Z. Belliard.

    | Reference: 5305i
  • view Johann Caspar Lavater. Engraved silhouette by J. H. Lips [?].
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    Johann Caspar Lavater. Engraved silhouette by J. H. Lips [?].

    Lips, Johann Heinrich, 1758-1817 | Reference: 5298i
  • view Johann Caspar Lavater. Line engraving by W. Bromley, 1789, after J. H. Lips [?].
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    Johann Caspar Lavater. Line engraving by W. Bromley, 1789, after J. H. Lips [?].

    Lips, Johann Heinrich, 1758-1817 | Reference: 5300i
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