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Right lateral view of the Apollo Belvedere. Pen and ink drawing after G. Audran.

The god Apollo holding his bow and an arrow. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

The Apollo Belvedere seen from the front and in three quarter view; a boy holding a water vessel; one of the sons of Laocoön battling with a serpent. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after G. Audran.

The head of a frog, in the fourth stage of a physiognomic metamorphosis into an ideal head of Apollo. Coloured drawing by J.C. Lavater, 179-.

Apollo and Daphne. Engraving by C. Bloemaert after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.

The head of an animal, in the sixth stage of a physiognomic metamorphosis from a frog to an ideal head of Apollo. Coloured drawing by J.C. Lavater, 179-.

A creature undergoing physiognomic metamorphosis from a frog into an ideal head of Apollo. Coloured drawing by J.C. Lavater, 179-.

Apollo Belvedere. Stipple engraving by G.A. Demarteau after Grangé.

Apollo and Daphne. Engraving, 1518.

Apollo Belvedere. Engraving by A. Mochetti after S. Tofanelli.

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The head of an animal, in the sixth stage of a physiognomic metamorphosis from a frog to an ideal head of Apollo. Coloured drawing by J.C. Lavater, 179-.

A creature undergoing physiognomic metamorphosis from a frog into an ideal head of Apollo. Coloured drawing by J.C. Lavater, 179-.

Apollo Belvedere. Stipple engraving by G.A. Demarteau after Grangé.

Apollo and Daphne. Engraving, 1518.

Apollo Belvedere. Engraving by A. Mochetti after S. Tofanelli.