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  • Eyes expressing extreme emotion, from coldness to rage. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • Eyes which express (according to Lavater) a good but weak and thus possibly suspicious character. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • Eight physiognomies. Drawings by D.N. Chodowiecki, ca. 1789, after C. Le Brun.
  • Eyes expressing a noble and magnanimous character with an ordered mind, according to Lavater's method of physiognomy. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • Three mouths with variously projecting lips. Drawing, c. 1793.
  • Seven physiognomies. Drawing, c. 1793.
  • Two women weeping over a prone figure. Drawing, c. 1793.
  • The eyes of a man; expressing, according to Lavater, greatness, prudence and courage. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • Two sketches of a man's head. Drawing, c. 1793.
  • A girl's eyes. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • Eyes expressing an energetic character, according to Lavater's system of physiognomy. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • Head of an extraordinary man (according to Lavater). Drawing, c. 1793.
  • A head divided into 35 cells representing human faculties. Woodcut, 1888, after M. Mihara.
  • Four diverging copies of a head by Raphael. Drawing, c. 1791, after Raphael.
  • A woman kneeling, holding a vase. Drawing, c. 1793.
  • A pair of eyes expressing the character of a solid thinker, unhurried, yet intrepid if required (according to Lavater). Drawing by T. Holloway, ca. 1794.
  • Head of a turbaned man. Drawing, c. 1794, after N. Poussin.
  • A pair of eyes expressing the character of a solid thinker, unhurried, yet intrepid if required (according to Lavater). Drawing by T. Holloway, ca. 1794.
  • Four physiognomies. Drawings, c. 1789.
  • Four physiognomies. Drawings, c. 1789.
  • Head of a young man which, according to Lavater, expresses superior qualities. Drawing, c. 1794.
  • A physiognomy expressing weakness and affectation. Drawing, c. 1789, after J.M. Schmutzer.
  • Twenty hands shown in various postures, movements and deeds. Drawing, c. 1793.
  • A woman lost in reflection: profile. Drawing, c. 1794, after N. Poussin.
  • A woman engaged in reflection. Drawing, c. 1794, after N. Poussin.
  • Fourteen physiognomies. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • Seven physiognomies. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • Profile of a man deemed by Lavater to be good and gentle. Drawing, c. 1793.
  • Three grotesque old men with missing teeth pointing and grimacing at each other. Coloured stipple engraving, 1810, after J. Collier.
  • Seven physiognomies. Drawing, c. 1793.