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A woman, the physiognomy of whom expresses attention excited by desire. Drawing, c. 1794.

Designs of ears and eyes. Engraving after C. Le Brun.

Head of a boy. Drawing, c. 1794.

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.

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

Frau Gruniacula, a character with a grotesque face. Line engraving attributed to D. Custos.

Guido Reni: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.

L'art de connaître les hommes par la physionomie ... / par M. Moreau.

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

Head of a man screaming. Engraving after Michelangelo.

A face with hair on end expressing despair. Crayon Manner print by W. Hebert, c. 1770, after C. Le Brun.

Johannes Claubergius: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.

A laughing face. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.

Seven vignettes of people suffering from different types of mental illness. Lithograph by W. Spread and J. Reed, 1858.

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Head of a man screaming. Engraving after Michelangelo.

A face with hair on end expressing despair. Crayon Manner print by W. Hebert, c. 1770, after C. Le Brun.

Johannes Claubergius: portrait. Drawing, c. 1793.

A laughing face. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht (?), 1732, after C. Le Brun.

Seven vignettes of people suffering from different types of mental illness. Lithograph by W. Spread and J. Reed, 1858.