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  • Two outlines of faces expressing joy (left) and the movement of the face in sadness (right). Etching by B. Picart, 1713, after C. Le Brun.
  • Four faces expressing (clockwise from top left): admiration mixed with astonishment, admiration, veneration, and ecstasy. Etching by A.-J. Defehrt after C. Le Brun.
  • Sixteen faces expressing the human passions. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1821, after C. Le Brun.
  • Four faces (clockwise from top left): laughing, weeping, showing sadness, and compassion. Etching by A.-J. Defehrt after C. Le Brun.
  • Four faces expressing (clockwise from top left): hatred or jealousy, anger, acute pain and desire. Etching by A-J. de Fehrt after C. Le Brun.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • An essay towards a real character and a philosophical language / By John Wilkins.
  • Sarah Biffin. Watercolour by Sarah Biffin, 1812.
  • Evidence as to man's place in nature / by Thomas Henry Huxley.
  • Evidence as to man's place in nature / by Thomas Henry Huxley.
  • Evidence as to man's place in nature / by Thomas Henry Huxley.
  • Evidence as to man's place in nature / by Thomas Henry Huxley.
  • Hands showing the sign language alphabet. Coloured etching, ca. 1825.
  • Hands showing the sign language alphabet. Coloured etching, ca. 1825.
  • Fourteen human skeletons performing activities symbolic of life and death. Engraving, 1740 or 1780, after C. Martínez, ca. 1680 (?).
  • Paul Ferdinand Gachet. Etching by V. van Gogh, 1890.
  • Paul Ferdinand Gachet. Etching by V. van Gogh, 1890.
  • Paul Ferdinand Gachet. Etching by V. van Gogh, 1890.
  • The English physician / [Nicholas Culpeper].
  • The English physician / [Nicholas Culpeper].
  • The English physician / [Nicholas Culpeper].
  • The English physician / [Nicholas Culpeper].